RE: [meteorite-list] Strange Martian Surface Feature

2002-03-07 Thread Treiman, Allan
, 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 hopes of expanding human

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 that

[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: http://www.enterprisemission.com/samp5.htm This site is one maintained by a notorious whacko and fringe-theorist,

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: http://www.enterprisemission.com/samp5.htm This site is one maintained by a notorious whacko and fringe-theorist,

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

[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 Sharkkb8
Was Gallileo a "nutcase"? No, I don't think so.

[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 (unlike

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
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 on