[rlmorel]

LOL, I have this vision of some Martians standing there, Martian beers in hand, pondering the obscure message on the parachute, and saying angrily in Martianese:

"WTF is wrong with these people? Why don't they just come out and say it? It is some kind of test that they taunt us with, as if they think we aren't smart enough to figure it out? I hate this crap. I've got an idea. Why don't we use one of our many Martian Death Rays to destroy that planet, starting with the people who sent this?"

[mad_as_he$$]

Excellent! You have the beginnings of a SciFi book/movie!