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only issued a simple press release. Dr. Slipher made a statement to the
effect that Mars is alive. That certainly satisfied the censors' insistence in
keeping things nebulous. (Alive—how Geologically with volcanos, dust
storms, and polar cap shrinkage Or alive in the sense of intelligent constructions)
He noted that there were color changes in the Martian geography
that were more interesting than in his previous observations over
the years. But the tiny report was essentially meaningless, and obviously
did not affect public or scientific opinion. The question of Mars might
have still been left open, but the orthodox theories of inhability were not
threatened in the least.
It was not until eight years afterwards that notable documentation of the
1954 Mars observations was published, in a book titled The Photographic
Story of Mars. Recently, I obtained a copy of this book, and it appears that
the publication had a relatively small printing, and was mainly published
to be a reference type of book for science libraries. Certainly, few in the
public would have been inclined to buy such a costly book, and take it on
their own to study an involved scientific text. Yet the answers are there if
one wishes to read through complex analyses and carefully worded discussions.
The book was written by Dr. Slipher in 1962, and the full text is
based on fifty years of telescopic studies, and thousands of photographic
images taken at the world's largest observatories. The conclusions also
referenced the last major finding by astronomy regarding the Martian
environment.
During the November 1958 opposition, Dr. William Sinton conducted
studies at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. The scientistastronomer
performed careful infrared scans of the bright desert areas and
the dark green oases, and found that the sun's energy was absorbed in certain
wavelengths over the dark areas, but not over the desert regions. The
absorption wavelengths were at 3.43, 3.56, and 3.67 microns*, and these
are exactly the same wavelengths absorbed by hydrocarbon compounds.
His study proved that there is green plant life on the broad oases of Mars,
and that it is organically composed of carbon-hydrogen compounds, the
same as our own terrestrial vegetation. In other words, his scientific evidence
showed that Martian plant life is based on the same carbon cycle as
we find on Earth.
But new experimental evidence is never accepted that quickly. It is always
challenged, and subject to much debate, because old established theories
are very hard to change. The old theories had predicted that there was
no appreciable water or atmosphere on Mars, and that the surface temperalures
were too extreme for vegetation life. (The canal evidence also, carried
too many implications to be considered acceptable, and was rejected out-
* A micron is equivalent to one millionth of a meter.