From: Jeff Shultz 

On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 23:08:47 -0500, Geo wrote:

> "Gary Wiltshire"  wrote in message
> news:opskzbwploeipai0{at}news.barkto.com...
>
>> Canals?  You ARE kidding, right?
>
> I just couldn't remember the name Valles Marineris and didn't have time to
> look it up. What I was trying to communicate was that it might have been
> more interesting if we could see 6 mile high cliffs from the ground
>
> http://barsoom.msss.com/moc_gallery/m07_m12/maps/M08/M0806017.gif
>
> gotta be one heck of a sight at sundown..
>
> Geo.

Second thought... and I'm not sure the balloons that cushioned the impact
of landing would have been able to handle a 6 mile fall in the event that
they rolled off a cliff in the landing.

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