Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written,sci.physics,sci.physics.relativity,alt.astronomy Path: csiph.com!feeder.erje.net!1.us.feeder.erje.net!news.glorb.com!peer02.iad.highwinds-media.com!news.highwinds-media.com!feed-me.highwinds-media.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!kithrup.com!djheydt From: djheydt@kithrup.com (Dorothy J Heydt) Subject: Re: Vegetation is missing...on Mars Message-ID: Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 20:57:23 GMT References: <57DADA8C.15E@ix.netcom.com> Organization: Kithrup Enterprises, Ld. X-Newsreader: trn 4.0-test77 (Sep 1, 2010) Lines: 28 X-Received-Bytes: 1569 X-Received-Body-CRC: 3330917333 Xref: csiph.com rec.arts.sf.written:451504 sci.physics:597085 sci.physics.relativity:392487 alt.astronomy:286235 In article , Dorothy J Heydt wrote: >In article >, >je suis charly wrote: >>In article <57DADA8C.15E@ix.netcom.com>, >> The Starmaker wrote: >> >>> >http://graphics.wsj.com/documents/wsj_sliders14/?standalone=1&slideronly=1&tra >>> cking=0&s=MARSROVER_1 >>> >>> >>> Without vegetation, it's just rocks...everywhere. >> >>Bacteria is not visible at the magnification available. > >Nitpick: Bacteria are. Or in this case, are not. On the other hand, here's a link comparing Mars to Utah. http://www.slate.com/blogs/bad_astronomy/2016/09/15/wind_eroded_sandstone_on_mars_looks_like_american_southwest.html -- Dorothy J. Heydt Vallejo, California djheydt at gmail dot com