"Perhaps I'm a bit of an Earth-snob," says student Terry Walcott at Strawson University, "but rocks and dust are not very photogenic. The only significant points of interest are the bits of litter we've sent there."
NASA's [Public Relations Officer Clara] Wilms bristles at such talk. "President Bush has made the exploration of Mars a national priority. There is even the chance that microscopic life once existed on the planet. Over the coming years, we may see new human structures on the planet like vast colonies and oil refineries which will surely make the landscape more interesting. Just imagine."
Indeed, many in the Bush Administration had hoped Google Mars would enhance public support for Bush's Mars objectives. To the disappointment of one senior official, who spoke on conditions of anonymity, the search tool seems to be creating "the reverse effect."
Google responded only to say, "We are waiting for it to catch on."
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