the engine did not leave a crater of any size. it has about one-foot clearance on the ground. i can see some evidence of rays emanating from the descent engine but very insignificance can't amount. >> roger, neil. we're reading you loud and clear. see you getting some pictures and the contingenty sample. >> interesting, it's a very soft surface but here and there be i run into very hard surface but it appears to be very cohesive material of the same sort. i'll try to get a rock in here. >> that looks beautiful from here, neil. >> it has a beauty all its own. it's like much of the high desert of the united states. it's different but it's very pretty out here.