Face on Mars - in Hi-Res

[Bobblehead]

After a few years of attempts, a hi-res pick of the Face on Mars (originally photographed by the Viking 1 orbiter in 1976) has been taken. link


Here's a link to the actual hi-res image

[GoinAllTheWay]

Link isn't working for me, would love to see it! Have seen previous pictures and I know it could be tricks of shadows and such but that face really makes you go hmmmmmm.

[photon]

Why would a picture of a hill make you go hmmm?

[Fobby]

I thought this would be someone stuffing their face with a Mars bar

[Frank the Tank]

Its all part of the big conspiracy....

[troutman]

http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/hoagland/face.html

That's just plain wrong. The simplest explanation is that it is carved by erosion, and not the hands (or tentacles or feelers) of aliens. We know that such things happen all the time. Look at The Old Man of the Mountain, a rock formation that (until it collapsed in 2003) looked a lot like a face. Snapdragon seed capsules look more like faces. And of course, don't forget Vladmir Lenin, who appeared in my shower curtain. Seeing faces in semi-random or random patterns is called pareidolia, and is a well-understood psychological phenomenon.

[Frank the Tank]

Originally Posted by troutman

http://www.badastronomy.com/bad/misc/hoagland/face.html

That's just plain wrong. The simplest explanation is that it is carved by erosion, and not the hands (or tentacles or feelers) of aliens. We know that such things happen all the time. Look at The Old Man of the Mountain, a rock formation that (until it collapsed in 2003) looked a lot like a face. Snapdragon seed capsules look more like faces. And of course, don't forget Vladmir Lenin, who appeared in my shower curtain. Seeing faces in semi-random or random patterns is called pareidolia, and is a well-understood psychological phenomenon.

Hey Troutman, I have this grilled cheese sandwich that looks like Jesus, wanna buy it?