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FORMAL REQUEST to RE-IMAGE CYDONIA AREA on MARS
The FACETS petition, officially titled "FORMAL REQUEST
to RE-IMAGE CYDONIA AREA on MARS," is a public petition placed online
at www.petitionpetition.com
during the period 4/28/00 to 5/5/00. The goal of the petition was to give
a brief background of the available evidence supporting artificiality at
Cydonia, and to garner support for a re-imaging effort. The petition was
forwarded to NASA Administrator Dan Goldin, Dr. Michael Malin (the Principal
Investigator for the Mars Global Surveyor camera) and Senator John McCain.
Response to the petition by the public was surprisingly
strong. In a little less than a week nearly 3,000 signatures were acquired.
Most encouraging, however, was the quality of the respondents, as reflected
in their reported occupations, summarized in the table below.
| Number of Responses |
Percentage |
Reported Occupation |
| 61 |
2.1% |
ADMINISTRATION (clerical, assistant, data processing,
etc.) |
| 36 |
1.2% |
AEROSPACE/AVIATION (aeronautical engineer, executive, technician,
air traffic controller, pilot, etc.) |
| 152 |
5.2% |
ART/MUSIC/ENTERTAINMENT (graphic artist, designer, actor/actresse,
author/writer, filmmaker, video/audio producer, professional musician, photographer,
singer, etc.) |
| 423 |
14.5% |
COMPUTERS/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (network administrator, analyst,
programmer, consultant, engineer, technician, developer, auditor, design,
management, etc.) |
| 101 |
3.5% |
CUSTOMER SERVICE/SPECIALITY (retail, delivery, etc.) |
| 139 |
4.8% |
EDUCATION (professor, instructor, lecturer, tutor, etc.) |
| 237 |
8.1% |
ENGINEERS AND TECHNICIANS (electronics, quality assurance,
civil, chemical, mechanical, genetic, telecom, marine, manufacturing, lab
analyst, fiber optics, laser, telecommunications, service, support, etc.) |
| 61 |
2.1% |
FINANCE (accountant, auditor, account executive, advisor,
analyst, consultant, bookkeeper, billing, broker, planner, marketing, etc.) |
| 44 |
1.5% |
GOVERNMENT/MILITARY (US Army, US Navy, NASA, USAF, DOJ, DOD,
nuclear inspector, etc.) |
| 44 |
1.5% |
HOMEMAKER |
| 59 |
2.0% |
LAW/LAW ENFORCEMENT/SECURITY (attorney, deputy sheriff, police
officer, firefighter, security, etc.) |
| 173 |
5.9% |
MANAGEMENT (project manager, CEO, CIO, VP, marketing, consultant,
director, business owner, supervisor, product manager, etc.) |
| 199 |
6.8% |
MANUFACTURING/MACHINISTS/LABOR/OTHER (communications, minister,
publisher, activist, etc.) |
| 91 |
3.1% |
MEDICINE/HEALTH (physician, dentist, nurse, veterinarian,
therapist, psychologist, paramedic, etc.) |
| 197 |
6.8% |
OTHER PROFESSIONALS (astronomer, microbiologist, oceanographer,
paleontologist, meteorologist, biologist, chemist, biostatistician, architect,
molecular geneticist, mathematician, electrician, insurance, social worker,
counselor, librarian, anthropologist, botanist, etc.) |
| 124 |
4.3% |
RETIRED |
| 54 |
1.9% |
SALES |
| 43 |
1.5% |
SELF-EMPLOYED |
| 163 |
5.6% |
STUDENTS |
| 509 |
17.5% |
UNSPECIFIED/MISCELLANEOUS |
| 2910 |
100% |
Totals |
As we can see, contrary to NASA's insistence that only
unscientific persons are interested in the possibility of artificiality
at Cydonia, leading the call for more images of Cydonia were computer and
information technology experts (14.5%), engineers and technicians (8.1%),
educators (4.8%) and other scientists and professionals (6.8%). Together
these groups represent over a third of those responding to the petition. The remaining two-thirds of the respondents represent a complete
cross section of occupations, showing that interest in the artificiality
question continues to be strong among all people, regardless of background.
Let us hope that the recipients of the petition, NASA Administrator
Goldin, Dr. Michael Malin and Sen. John McCain, take its findings seriously,
and weigh its message carefully in future space agency activities.
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