The astronauts were honored with a ticker tape parade when they returned to Earth.

According to local well drillers, in wells drilled on the high plains a few hundred feet back from the caliche escarpment or in other locations on the high plains in this area no hard caliche or white layer, such as would characterize a soft layer of high lime-carbonate content, is generally reached at a depth corresponding to the elevation of the caliche escarpment.

Amongst the high munition heap, a mighty marble stone Lay highest, near the pinnacle, a stone of such a paise That one of this time's strongest men with both hands could not raise.

This emphasizes that spongiousness has primarily biomechanical reasons and cannot be traced back to material intolerance due to the cement.