[meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-07 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi Allan, > Well, IMHO, Hoagland is not a nut case. He is a clever > cynical expert in public relations, who has made a nice > living on the credibility of others. You bring up a good point. It all depends on what Hoagland *personally* believes. If he's just in it for the money and publicity,

Re: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-07 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Dear Mr. X, The Meteorite List did not denominate Mr. Hoagland as a "nutcase." I, the original poster of the inquiry was the one that did that. Although, in fairness, it seems to have offended no one but a "true believer." As to why, I think the List has given good reasons. It is true tha

RE: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-07 Thread Treiman, Allan
esday, March 06, 2002 7:25 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature In regard to the comment about Hoagland being an alleged "nutcase" I have to ask why? Why is it that someone is a nutcase when he or she looks to the extraordinary in hope

[meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-06 Thread Matson, Robert
Hi Stu, >> Hoagland's extraordinary claims are not remotely supported by the >> evidence at hand. That is why he is considered a "nutcase". > Having said that, as I understand it Mr Hoagland was one of the > first people to openly suggest that there may be primitive > lifeforms beneath the ice

Re: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-06 Thread STUARTATK
In a message dated 07/03/02 05:27:08 GMT Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hoagland's extraordinary claims are not remotely supported by the evidence at hand.  That is why he is considered a "nutcase". Having said that, as I understand it Mr Hoagland was one of the first people to openly

[meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-06 Thread Matson, Robert
> In regard to the comment about Hoagland being an alleged "nutcase" I > have to ask why? The individual was simply calling a spade a spade. > Why is it that someone is a nutcase when he or she looks to > the extraordinary in hopes of expanding human knowledge? Because in Hoagland's case (unlik

Re: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-06 Thread Sharkkb8
Was Gallileo a "nutcase"?   No, I don't think so.

[meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-06 Thread MrX3010
In regard to the comment about Hoagland being an alleged "nutcase" I have to ask why? Why is it that someone is a nutcase when he or she looks to the extraordinary in hopes of expanding human knowledge? Was Gallileo a "nutcase"? Yes, he was in his day a nut case, a heretic and in his own

Re: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-06 Thread Dave Hostetter
I put the Narrow Angle Camera image into Photoshop 5.5, rotated it to get a fresh perspective (basically upside down compared to the extreme closeup on the original web page), and enlarged the image considerably. Looks to me like the bright reflection in the closeup is the central uplift in an im

RE: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-06 Thread Treiman, Allan
bject: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature Hi, List, Ok, it's a little off topic, but... A friend of mine belongs to a group one of whom found the following site displaying an image of a Martian surface feature: <http://www.enterprisemission.com/samp5.htm>

Re: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-06 Thread rochette
>Hi, List, > >Ok, it's a little off topic, but... A friend of mine belongs >to a group one of whom found the following site displaying an >image of a Martian surface feature: > >This site is one maintained by a notorious whacko and >fringe-theori

[meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-06 Thread Sterling K. Webb
Hi, List, Ok, it's a little off topic, but... A friend of mine belongs to a group one of whom found the following site displaying an image of a Martian surface feature: This site is one maintained by a notorious whacko and fringe-theorist, Hoag