CFRB 1010 program "LET'S DISCUSS IT"

GUEST: Dr. Helen S. Hogg, Astronomer

PANELISTS:

• Gordon Sinclair
• Torben Wittrup
• Betty Kennedy

MODERATOR: Arthur Cole

AIRED: 18 JULY, 1976

Will the Viking probe, now preparing to land on Mars, establish the possibility of life on that planet?
Ladies and gentlemen, let's discuss it.

by K.E. Chilton

This was written to augment a talk by Robert G. Speck to the Discussion Group of the Hamilton Centre of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada on April 22, 1976.

PRE-MARINER FINDINGS

Three main cloud types have been distinguished in the thin, dry, cold Martian atmosphere: white, blue and yellow clouds, so named for the colours which they predominantly reflect.

White Clouds:

White clouds vary considerably in thickness, brilliance and extent. They can be subdivided into three categories: