Thursday, July 29, 2010

Extreme Close-Up of the Face on Mars

Universe Today< has an Extreme Close-Up of the Face on Mars. "Here's a picture you probably won't see in the tabloid racks while waiting in line at the grocery store. This is the famous 'Face on Mars,' and is the closest image ever of this landform, taken by the best Mars camera ever, HiRISE on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. And it certainly looks like …. the top of mesa, which is exactly what it is. This feature in the Cydonia region of Mars is most likely a lava dome that has created an isolated mesa or butte-like structure, i.e., a hill. Compare this image to the original image from the Viking orbiter from 1976 image, below, which created such a furor, including a whole new culture of conspiracy theories, books, late-night radio talk show discussion and even a full-length feature film""

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