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I think we need to be very careful if we want to do things like further modify our atmosphere. And similarly, I think we need to be very worried about unintentional modification, which is basically what's been going on. - Heidi Hammel
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When I first heard that a comet was going to hit Jupiter, my reaction was, 'Eh. So what? Jupiter's huge. Comets are small. And so when I saw the first impact site and it was huge and dark, I was flabbergasted. - Heidi Hammel
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If there were creatures on Uranus - and I don't think there are - seasonal affective disorder would be a lifetime thing. - Heidi Hammel
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If I see something that seems out of sync with what's already known, the first thing I do is try to find out what's wrong with the data. Once you've done that, and it still seems wrong, that's when things get interesting. It means you've found something new to understand. - Heidi Hammel
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The thing about telescopes is that the mirror is the main component. Once that's built, you don't need to build new ones; you just need to swap out the instruments. There's nothing wrong with Hubble's mirror. - Heidi Hammel
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I went to MIT. I do rocket science. Being a mom is much harder. - Heidi Hammel
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I would say the biggest challenge I had as a woman in science is be a mom. It's really hard. It's very hard work having children, and I tell kids this all the time. - Heidi Hammel
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There are amateurs who have seen that one of Uranus' poles is brighter than the other, or who have seen cloud formations on the planet. For all we know, interesting things are happening there all the time. - Heidi Hammel
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Even after years of observing, a new picture of Uranus from Keck Observatory can stop me in my tracks and make me say, 'Wow!' - Heidi Hammel
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What I want to look at with Webb is what we call ice giants in our solar system - the planets Neptune and Uranus. - Heidi Hammel
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We really have only been observing Neptune with big telescopes since shortly before 1989. - Heidi Hammel
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When Hubble was launched, it became clear very shortly thereafter that there was a problem with the optics.The mirror was not quite the right shape. And the one program that I had really been looking forward to doing with Hubble was studying outer planets in our solar system, the planets Uranus and Neptune. - Heidi Hammel
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I think all scientists are like detectives. We are most happy when we find something that doesn't fit our expectations. - Heidi Hammel
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Whatever I was going into, whether it was going to be chorus or history or astronomy or whatever, do it right. Be a professional. Don't just do a half baked job. Do everything correctly. Get down. Learn the details of what you're going to do. - Heidi Hammel
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We've explored every type of environment in the solar system at least once. - Heidi Hammel
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Neptune's unusual behavior is showing us that though we can make great models of planetary atmospheric circulation, there may be key pieces missing. - Heidi Hammel
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Every observation that we make, every mission that we send to various places in the solar system is just taking us one step further to finding that truly habitable environment, a water-rich environment. - Heidi Hammel
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As you go further from the sun, Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are each colder in their upper atmosphere. But when you get to Neptune, it's just as warm as Uranus. - Heidi Hammel
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No one planet can tell us everything about the universe, but Neptune seems to hold more than its share of information about the formation of our own solar system - as well as the solar systems beyond. - Heidi Hammel
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I'm happy here on the surface of the earth. If space travel ever got to be as simple as jet travel today, yeah, I'd take a jet flight to the moon. - Heidi Hammel
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The Internet has made communication far more rapid. If there is a discovery, instantly around the world, anyone can confirm it. - Heidi Hammel
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Weather forecast for Jupiter's South Equatorial Belt: cloudy with a chance of ammonia. - Heidi Hammel
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