Sunday, November 12, 2006

The Face of Mars

Remember back in 1976, when the Viking Orbiter captured that image of a mountain on Mars looked eerily like a human face? Well, the Mars Global Surveyor took a fresh look at the mountain in 2001, from a different angle and higher resolution. Take a look at the comparison.

 

1976 Viking Orbiter
NASA/JPL
2001 Mars Global Surveyor
NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems

 

Of course, that doesn't stop people from having fun with the original image. For some reason, my Los Angeles Times version showed feet instead of, you know...

 

Brewster Rockit courtesy of Tim Rickard

 

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