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Answer:
It was in order to argue that astronauts would be more efficient at collecting data.
Explanation:
The author follows up on her statement in paragraph 5 (“A human can instantly sense, analyze and respond to his or her surroundings in ways that robots never could”) by comparing what the Curiosity rover has done on Mars to what she thinks humans could do. In the first part of paragraph 6, the author notes that after five years, the Curiosity rover has “only traveled about 11 miles on the surface of the red planet.” Human beings, the author suggests, could cover more area in less time and conduct “sophisticated analysis and experiments in real time.” This is to support her argument that humans are superior to robots.
