In July, 1976, Viking Orbiter 1 was acquiring images of the Cydonia region of Mars as part of the search for potential landing sites for Viking Lander 2. On 25 July, 1976, it photographed a region of buttes and mesas along the escarpment that separates heavily cratered highlands to the south from low lying, relatively crater-free, lowland plains to the north. Among the hills was one that, to the Viking investigators scrutinizing the images for likely landing sites, resembled a face. Owing to the importance of the landing site search, and with a desire to provide the public with at least one familiar-looking landform amid the craters and exotic terrains found all over Mars, an image including the face-like hill was released as part of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's public relations effort. The text of that release notes the face-like hill. (cf. The Face).
This is the latest picture of The Face taken by the European space probe Mars Express. Isn't this astonishing and absolutely amazing? I really recognize a face with gorgeous little eyes. How can that be? This cannot be mere coincidence. Is there any alien doing going on? Is it some kind of sign for us? Or is it just a whim of natural geophysical forces? A mere coincidence? I don't think so!
Be it as it may, it is beautiful and just another mysterious marvel of Dame Nature :=) Enjoy!
Vit síggjast xoxoxoxkb
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