The NASA orbiters that circled Mars later in the decade, and the spectacular Mars soft landings the decade following made it clear to everyone that Mars was indeed as dead as Lovelock had forecasted.

• NASA十年后发射了环火星轨道航天器，再十年后数次壮观的火星软着陆[3]探测终于明白地告诉世人，火星确实如洛夫洛克预测那样死气沉沉。