Hmm, so you've been spending a more and more time on Mars, eh? Surprised I haven't run into you. I've had those Martian blueberries and I think they leave a strange after taste. I really prefer their grapes. :-) I'm one that is of the opinion that where there is liquid water, there is life. At this point I would actually be surprised if there had not been life on Mars, and would even be a little surprised if there isn't life there still, hiding under the permafrost. I doubt that it ever got much beyond the simpler forms (microbes, mosses, lichens and such) but a lot can happen in a billion or so years, so who knows. I don't think anyone made pyramids and face sculptures though. Have you ever read the Red - Green - Blue Mars series by Kim Stanley Robinson? It's my favorite SF series. Fascinating stuff, and well researched. Keep on posting here when you have time. I always enjoy reading your stuff. jon

 
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