Posted by jburk to General News at March 18, 2004 09:59 AM

With its bright reddish-brown landscape, dotted with troughs and cobblestones, the latest image from Mars drew gasps from the audience. Halfway towards the Martian horizon stood a signpost that read, "Tim Horton's — Opening Soon." The digitally altered image of Mars, shown to a packed audience at Montreal's McGill University recently, captured the enthusiasm for a Canadian mission to Mars, following the spectacular success of NASA's twin Martian rovers, Spirit and Opportunity.