From
William
P SHEEHAN
© . . . . . . . . . . Dear
Masatsugu,
I am about to leave here for New Zealand, where I will be working
for six weeks and giving a couple lectures on astronomical subjects.
We are
all looking forward to this grand summer opposition of Mars, and I am eager to
see you next spring for a visit to Noto.
I will
be in touch again once I have e-mail contact re-established in
With
very kind regards,
(2 May 2003
email)
© . . .
. . . . . . .Dear Masatsugu,
Very good to hear
from you and of all the activities. I
hope your health is restored.
I will
be observing Mars some from
Yes, the
May 2004 meeting will be grand -- and it will be so even if we do not happen to
catch the cherry blossoms!
By then we will also be able to mull over
reports from the Mars Exploration Rovers -- as you know by now, the second of
the three rovers will be directed to the site of the Edom Prom flashes that
were the subject of so much discussion in 2001. It is a hematite-rich area. We
haven't been told but believe that the Mars flashes observed in 2001 may have
influenced NASA's choice of this area for the mission. With my best to you and
all our colleagues,
(2 May 2003
email)
Bill SHEEHAN (