red
/ read
“When
NASA first made available the images it was receiving back from
its Mars exploration I visited its site. I can vividly recall my
immediate response to the images of what are now named the Columbia
Hills. My thoughts were about climbing the hills to enjoy the panorama
from the peaks. My response indicated how similar the landscape
of Mars and Earth are, in particular the desert landscapes. It
also surprised me that the terrain itself rather than the phenomenal
achievement of the mission drew my first response
”
red/read is
a response to the spectacular results from the NASA explorations
on Mars. The names being used to identify features of the landscape
as they are mapped are drawn from features from our own planet.
The similarity of these terrains despite the immense differences
indicate that the same forces mould the surface on each planet,
such as wind. |