Where there is no vision, the people perish. - Proverbs 29:18
Table of Contents Moons of Mars Before space exploration, Mars
was considered the best candidate for harboring extraterrestrial
life. Astronomers thought they saw straight lines crisscrossing
its surface. This led to the popular belief that irrigation
canals on the planet had been constructed by intelligent beings.
In 1938, when Orson Welles broadcasted a radio drama based on
the science fiction classic War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells,
enough people believed in the tale of invading Martians to cause
a near panic. Another reason for scientists to expect life on
Mars had to do with the apparent seasonal color changes on the
planet's surface. This phenomenon led to speculation that
conditions might support a bloom of Martian vegetation during
the warmer months and cause plant life to become dormant during
colder periods. In July of 1965, Mariner 4, transmitted 22
close-up pictures of Mars. All that was revealed was a surface
containing many craters an