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Originally posted by The_Guy
Originally posted by ArMaP
Do you mean this "face"?
I think is just a geological formation, like many others on Mars.
Edit:
And I don't think that they "bombed" the area or changed the photos.
The new photo used in the animation above is from ESA.
[edit on 6/10/2007 by ArMaP]
Caption of JPL Viking Press Release P-17384
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
VIKING NEWS CENTER
PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
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Viking 1-61
P-17384 (35A72)
PHOTO CAPTION July 31, 1976
This picture is one of many taken in the northern latitudes of Mars by the Viking 1 Orbiter in search of a landing site for Viking 2.
The picture shows eroded mesa-like landforms. The huge rock formation in the center, which resembles a human head, is formed by shadows giving the illusion of eyes, nose and mouth. The feature is 1.5 kilometers (one mile) across, with the sun angle at approximately 20 degrees. The speckled appearance of the image is due to bit errors, emphasized by enlargement of the photo. The picture was taken on July 25 from a range of 1873 kilometers (1162 miles). Viking 2 will arrive in Mars orbit next Saturday (August 7) with a landing scheduled for early September.
Originally posted by DaVillen
reply to post by yuefo
Those new hi-res pics are most likely altered by nasa or they bombed those areas.
That looks like a mirror image of one of the halves of the face, so, no, it does not look natural because it is not natural.
Originally posted by PureET
Here is the TRUE face on mars... Only then flipped. Does that look natural to you?