re: I'm waiting for the...
That NASA changed the colors presented to the public of the Viking site multiple times is a well known fact that is mentioned in any book discussing the Viking lander missions.
See this online book on the Viking missions:
SP-4212
On Mars: Exploration of the Red Planet. 1958-1978
http://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/pao/History/SP-4212/ch11.html#381
Bob Clark
