On Apr 10, 2008, at 4:48 PM, David VanHorn wrote: > So mars used to have water and maybe a biosphere, and it all went > away. Have you read Niven's "Rainbow Mars" ? Recommended. Old-style Niven, though not my favorite sub-genre thereof. BillW -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist