玻西瓦尔·洛韦尔说:“……在火星上,高度文明的居民彼此和睦地生活在一起。”这位著名天文学家的看法几十年来左右着数以万计的美国人的信仰。有关火星的许多丰富多彩的离奇传说,随着探索的深入而逐渐失去感人的力量。当“水手号”空间探测器以一位公正的观察者身分首次接近火星以后,谜底渐渐被揭开了:在那个世界里,水体蒸发到稀薄的空气中,河道封闭得不留痕迹,凹陷起伏的大片陆地坚硬地板结着,一切生命物种都荡然无存。然而洛韦尔的追随者却呼吁要追究那些所谓新的骗子们。这是因为,往昔希望 Bossesall Lowell said: “... on Mars, highly civilized inhabitants live in harmony with each other.” The well-known astronomer’s views have been around the faith of tens of thousands of Americans for decades. Many colorful and mysterious legends about Mars have gradually lost their touching power as exploration proceeds. When the Mariner space finder approached Mars for the first time as an unobserved observer, the mystery was gradually unraveled: in that world water was evaporated into thin air and the river was closed without leaving traces of depression A large land hard floor knot, all life species are gone. However, Lovell’s followers called for pursuing the so-called new crooks. This is because, in the past, hope