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Martian face in Cydonia.
author: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin-G. Neukum/Novapix
reference: a-mar09-00102
Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 25 cm
A perspective view showing the so-called 'Face on Mars' located in the Cydonia region. The image shows a remnant massif thought to have formed via landslides and an early form of debris apron formation. The massif is characterized by a western wall that has moved downslope as a coherent mass. The massif became famous as the 'Face on Mars' in a photo taken on 25 July 1976 by the American Viking 1 Orbiter.
Image recorded by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express. Image is based on data gathered over the Cydonia region, with a ground resolution of approximately 13.7 metres per pixel.
Image recorded by the High Resolution Stereo Camera on board ESA's Mars Express. Image is based on data gathered over the Cydonia region, with a ground resolution of approximately 13.7 metres per pixel.
Keywords for this photo:
2006 - ASTRONOMY - CYDONIA - FACE - MARS - MARS EXPRESS - PLANET -
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