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Face on Mars seen by Mars Express

author: ESA/DLR/FU Berlin-G. Neukum/Novapix

reference: a-mar09-00103

Image Size 300 DPI: 42 * 27 cm

Perspective view showing the so-called 'Face on Mars' located in 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 known 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 were gathered over the Cydonia region, with a ground resolution of approximately 13.7 metres per pixel. Cydonia lies at approximately 40.75° North and 350.54° East.

 

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2006 - ASTRONOMY - CYDONIA - FACE - MARS - MARS EXPRESS - PLANET -