>Does UF's Mars follow what we think of as Martian
>history, or more a Barsoomish (the old "Mars had water oceans that
>dried up" of Burrough's time idea) planetary lifecycle?

The latter, although the last time I checked, that was still largely in line with the assumptions of real-life planetologists (Valles Marineris having been carved by water, etc.). (OK, the fallen-civilizations part is considered unlikely, but. :)

--G.
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