A recent book by NASA astronomers begins, “Enigmas wrapped in paradoxes shrouded in mystery: Mars.” Such frank confessions of bewilderment and despair are a familiar refrain in astronomical circles. For the first time in human history, the Perseverance rover now investigating Mars offers the very real possibility of finding evidence of life on another planet.
Let no matter what its findings, there is much reason to believe this mission will deliver plenty of surprises. With an abiding interest in ancient myth and its possible import for planetary science, comparative mythologist Ev Cochrane summarizes the anomalies of Mars using forensic wherewithal to decode the testimony of the ancient skywatchers who seemingly monitored and chronicled every movement of the red planet.
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