The myth of Earth-based Martian crater sightings

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Dec 1994

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Journal of the British Astronomical Association, vol.104, no.6, p.281-286

Astronomy and Astrophysics

Astronomy

Mars, Craters, Earth-, Based Observations, Historical: Mars Observations

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E. E. Barnard in 1892-93 and J. E. Mellish in 1915 are widely believed to have made observations of the craters of Mars with large telescopes from Earth. The evidence for these claims consists of Mellish's statements to that effect, but unfortunately much of the discussion has taken place without reference to these observers' drawings. Mellish's were destroyed in a fire, but Barnard's have been recovered. After considering the evidence, the authors conclude that the claim that Barnard and Mellish observed the craters of Mars is unsubstantiated, and that the observation of Martian craters from Earth under even the best conditions is exceedingly unlikely.

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