> http://marslander.jpl.nasa.gov/ > ...... > http://missions.marssociety.org/mpl/msp98/why.html > ..... The first step in answering these questions is to simply find > hard evidence of water in the Martian soil -- and that's exactly what > the Mars Polar Lander is designed to do. > I've included below a posting I put to sci.astro a couple of years, > right after Pathfinder landed. ....... I for one very much appreciate the time Wirt occasionally takes out of his busy schedule, to share some of his expertise in scientific disciplines other than computer science.... I hope he will feel like continuing to do so.... Of all the OT traffic we see on 3000-L, things like the above are surely the most interesting and educational, IMO.... Ken Sletten