From: Alintelbot@aol.com
Date: Wed Jul 14 1999 - 22:06:04 MDT
As you know, the Mars Global Surveyor is circling Mars in its mapping
capacity. In April of '98 it returned a series of three pictures of the
Cydonia region, site of the alleged "Face." On July 8 this year it returned
another hi-resolution shot taken of the "City" area in Cydonia, and so far as
I can tell it's equipped and ready to take even more shots of some of the
more interesting formations within the next few months--or even days.
The processed images of the Face have produced a wealth of evidence
consistent with artificiality, though the controversy is far from over.
Members of SPSR (Scientists for the Study of Planetary SETI Research) are
asking for high-resolution views of a specific, architectural-looking feature
known as the "Fort," which, because of its morphology, should do much to
illuminate whether or not we're dealing with artificial structures. The July
8 photo was very close, taking a close-up of the "Main Pyramid" formation
instead (next to which is a crater with probable water ice).
I think we'd be well-served if Malin Space Science Systems (NASA/JPL's space
camera contracter) got some encouraging email from interested groups who
_aren't_ bogged down in conspiracy theory. This is not "The X-Files," but a
very touchy and completely falsifiable hypothesis which needs further
exploration.
I recommend the websites of Dr. Mark Carlotto
(www.psrw.com/~markc/marshome.html) and Dr. Stanley McDaniel
(www.mcdanielreport.com) for background information.
Malin Space Science Systems can be reached online at info@msss.com.
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