Don't paint all your critics with the same brush. One person brought up pressure.
Yes, some points on the Martian surface have atmospheric pressure above the triple point, which makes liquid water possible if certain thermal conditions also are met. You're an "atmospheric guy," so finish the problem.
Please state your claim clearly. Initially you said that "some people" would wonder why NASA would pass up standing water. Then when that was challenged as a naive expectation, you asked if you were "the only one who saw ponding" in the photograph. You then implied that we were accusing you of having a "mental illusion" by questioning your interpretation. You must be clear, because these rhetorical tricks are a common feature of conspiracist arguments. It is possible to hypothesize that you misinterpreted the photograph without also necessarily suggesting that you are mentally ill or deluded for having done it.
Do you have any evidence besides your interpretation of this photograph that what it depicts is liquid water?
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