I just came across this in another forum, I hadn't seen this article yet, from Infinite Energy magazine, November / December 2005 issue, pages 26 to 30. A re-examination of Earth-based radar studies of Mars from 1963 and 1965, showing possible subsurface deposits of liquid water in some equatorial regions.

Web version here (fairly long and technical):

http://jcjames.home.att.net

uhhhhm Infinite Energy magazine? That's about as respected as the 3n73rpr15e m1551on's website.....

Also the paper is written by "Jesse C. James"??!

He has no Scitation refrences.

I knew the source would raise a few eyebrows, but let's not throw out the baby with the bathwater
(and personally, I'm openminded about cold fusion, etc.)... let's just focus on the analysis itself and it's merits, if any. The subject at hand has nothing to do with that.

Note also Jon Clarke's comments on this (who is a respected geologist):

http://uplink.space.com/showthreaded.php?C...d&sb=5&o=0&vc=1

He cites three other similar good references, including one mentioned in the article and another paper by Carl Sagan and others, so I think this is worth at least following up on.

There is a long list of references at the end... I wondered about the name too, but...?

I saw a copy of the magazine on the newsstand yesterday, but I'll wait until I get paid again next week to get it.

It includes the biographical background of Jesse C. James (not on the web site page linked to before), which is seemingly impressive, if the bio is accurate, including doing serious radar-related work for MIT, NASA and others, and he is an older fellow in the photograph published (not some younger know-it-all type as such), so I don't think this should be written off yet by any means. And yes, that is apparently his real name (yeah, I know...).

I'd still like to see someone with the appropriate background (here?) do a review of the actual data published (which I linked to before), and base any criticisms on that, not the magazine.

When I can pick up the magazine, I could then scan or re-write the bio and post it here, or if someone else can also obtain the magazine, better yet.