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Good one.
-- "In this universe the night was falling,the shadows were lengthening towards an east that would not know another dawn. But elsewhere the stars were still young and the light of morning lingered: and along the path he once had followed, man would one day go again." Arthur C. Clarke, The City & The Stars SIAR www.starlords.org Freelance Writers Shop http://www.freelancewrittersshop.netfirms.com Telescope Buyers FAQ http://home.inreach.com/starlord Ad World http://adworld.netfirms.com "David Knisely" wrote in message ... A MARTIAN FACE-OFF On planet Mars, on ancient plains there sits a feature, somewhat strange. A geologic oddity, to interest those from Planet Three. From orbit high, the Viking probe took stock of all which lay below. To find a site for a fragile lander, it took some shots which raised some dander. One image of the northern lands in Cydonia Mensae's desolation, showed a knobby hill of oval form which has aquired a reputation. Just two-point-six kilometers in length, and two in width, its resemblance to a human face is crude, but hard to miss. Uneven eyes, a lumpy brow, an angled mouth, as if to scowl, make this low hill no monument, except to those who "wish" for it. The scientists who first spied this feature, saw not the hand of intelligent creatures. On a cold cratered world of dust and stone this "face" appeared fashioned by nature alone. But those who wished for alien nations, refused to consider this explanation. With no hard facts to support their inklings, they abandoned much of their critical thinking. They accepted on faith that the "face" was intended to show that red Mars was once quite inhabited. But "their" city of stone with its pyramids and vistas, still looks like a bunch of low mountains and mesas. These "believers" took data from each Viking image, and numerically crunched it to get a new visage, with conjured detail and more constitution, well beyond Viking's camera's true resolution! They measured up angles, lengths and some distance, to build up support for "their" Martians' existance. Neglecting to notice, in a great show of comedy, that what they had done was just mere numerology. Some cooked up conspiracy plots in abundance to explain Mars Observer's quick disappearance. They once again failed in their efforts, so labored, to notice that spaceflight is still prone to failure. And then came Mars Global Surveyor's first picture of Cydonia's illustrious "mystery" feature, with resolution ten times that of old Viking's portraits, to reveal all the details, and to end all the nonsense. The image showed what science long ago had concluded; this "face" is just natural; an old mesa eroded, with worn rocky ridges, some cracks, and, at last, no hint of the Martians, either present or past. And still, Mars sits silently, waiting for history to push mankind's science to solve its great mysteries. Yet the "face" does indeed have a message to some: "Please leave all of the crackpots behind when you come.". David Knisely D.W.K. 4/7/98 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.558 / Virus Database: 350 - Release Date: 1/2/04 |
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David Awesome. Bert
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On Mon, 05 Jan 2004 00:34:37 -0600, David Knisely
wrote: A MARTIAN FACE-OFF On planet Mars, on ancient plains... Very witty, David is a poet and dosn't even know it. |
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Very witty, David is a poet and dosn't even know it. But his feet show it. They're Longfellows. oc |
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In article , David Knisely
writes: And then came Mars Global Surveyor's first picture of Cydonia's illustrious "mystery" feature, with resolution ten times that of old Viking's portraits, to reveal all the details, and to end all the nonsense. The image showed what science long ago had concluded; The first quicky MGS picture, taken from a lower angle, with a low sun angle, was processed with a high-pass filter, which resulted in -less- contrast detail than the original low resolution picture that started the debate. The later pictures, including the red/blue stereo images brought out a lot more detail. The enhanced high resolution pictures look more like a face, but they also look more like a badly eroded hill - so it's still a "draw" for both sides. (Cute poem! The Mote around the Beam? http://members.aol.com/RichClark7/read/mote.htm Getting the Right Interpretation http://members.aol.com/AVBibleTAB/av/interpre.htm |
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Richard Clark wrote:
The first quicky MGS picture, taken from a lower angle, with a low sun angle, was processed with a high-pass filter, which resulted in -less- contrast detail than the original low resolution picture that started the debate. No, the image had a resolution of about *ten times* that of the original Viking image. As for the conditions the image was taken under, the sun angle (25 degrees for that first image) was actually higher than that of the first Viking image (35A72) which started all this foolishness, as can be seen by noting the long shadow cast by this natural knob. It was also taken though what is thought to be a thin morning haze. The later pictures, including the red/blue stereo images brought out a lot more detail. The enhanced high resolution pictures look more like a face, but they also look more like a badly eroded hill - so it's still a "draw" for both sides. Hardly. The image is quite clear, and so is the nature of the feature. That second image looks even less like a "face" than the first Viking image. In fact, the *second* Viking image of this feature (70A13) looks a lot less like a "face" than the first Viking image, which should have been a clue. I'm afraid that those who still cling to the belief that this is an artifically-carved monument are deluding themselves. Clear skies to you. -- David W. Knisely Prairie Astronomy Club: http://www.prairieastronomyclub.org Hyde Memorial Observatory: http://www.hydeobservatory.info/ ********************************************** * Attend the 11th Annual NEBRASKA STAR PARTY * * July 18-23, 2004, Merritt Reservoir * * http://www.NebraskaStarParty.org * ********************************************** |
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To All It is true there was no face on Mars. Most likely mankind should
it be around for millions and millions more years will never see an alien. Those that are very religious,those that see flying saucer,those that believe prayers can move mountains,and a book called the bible was written not by man,but by spirit. Have very impressible minds that hold these unrealistic views to be reality. Half the population here on Earth if their preacher,or the Pope told them the face on Mars was put there by God would not only believe it,but worship it. Do I know how to make friends "or what?" Bert |
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RB,
Editing what someone has said and then putting quote marks around it is not "humor." It is fasification. Much as I don't care for some of Starlord's opinions, you are, in fact, a dipstick. "Bobsprit" wrote in message ... Hay dipstick, make sure that you tell everyone that YOU edited that quote and made it that way, because that is NOT what I said, and you just joined all the other dipstinks in my killfile, you sure don't have any brain cells. Starlord, WHAT IS YOUR PROBLEM? It's called "humor" for better or worse and there's room for it even in a deathly serious astronomy group. You seem like a pretty angry fella. Too bad. I hope calling people names eases your tormented soul. RB |
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