The only reason Mars would be covered up is if, they have never made, and cannot. Or intelligent life is on Mars, and they don't want anyone to know.
Perhaps it's something else, but I highly doubt it.
"Spiritus Aetatis Aquarii Nobiscum."
"May the spirit of the Aquarian age be upon us"
I think it would be possibly the french or the chinese who would be the first to admit something... I thought of the chinese basically because of
their religion. What better way to cause havoc with the wild west then to completely undermine the main religions??
the data collected by the probe will be recieved on earth in the early hours of christmas day. www.space.com... www.abc.net.au...
[Edited on 6-6-2003 by squintingcat]