[Joe Hadenuf]

I know, and I wished that would change. I find being alone with a planet full of people that want to kill each other disturbing.

Did you see the latest images of earth and the moon taken from the spacecraft orbiting Mars? Real neat images.

[RightWhale]

earth and the moon taken from the spacecraft orbiting Mars?

It was surprising that Dr Malin's brainchild has that capability. Perhaps one day we will set up our Dobsonians at a Martian starparty and everyone will peer through the eyepieces at earth with appropriate oohs and aahs .