From: sts_nospam@uranos.eu.org   
      
   Newsuser  wrote ...   
      
   > Some conspiracy theorists claim that this Earth-like view is what Mars   
   > really looks like. I wonder if there is actually some truth in their   
   > claims. No, I don't think NASA tweaked the colors "to make it look more   
   > alien" because of some sinister motives. Perhaps the color correction   
   > applied is just a little too correct?   
      
   Search google with "mars sky color" and notice, that the physics says ... it   
   should be blue (when no dust) because of the Rayleigh scattering.   
   http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/hbase/atmos/blusky.html   
   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rayleigh_scattering   
      
   Look at:   
   http://mars.gh.wh.uni-dortmund.de/mer/   
      
      
   P.S.   
   Viking cameras was the best calibrated cameras ever flown.   
      
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