![]() ![]() The discussion was also picked by the UFO community with claims that a major governmental conspiracy (what else) was taking place to keep secret the existence of artificial formations on Mars. In support of their claims, arguments were presented that, besides their appearance, there was a geometrical relationship between the several formations and that Cydonia Mensae was once the shore of an ancient ocean on Mars (the Acidalia Planitia). NASA kept its earlier position that the 'Face' and the other features were nothing more than the result of erosion on natural formations, while a few scientists argued otherwise. The rerelease of the pictures sent off a debate regarding their possible artificiality. The first picture comes from Viking, the second is a close-up of the Face and the third is a 3D visualization of the area. From then other scientists start analyzing the features of the area. ![]() When one of the photos was released it carried the mention that it resembled a human face but NASA stated that the 'human' appearance was due to a trick of light and shadow (and also for the propensity of people to recognize 'common' patterns into nature, such as seeing figures on clouds).įor years the 'Face', along with the rest of the pictures was forgotten until 1979 when two scientists, Molenar and Di Pietro, went over the Viking photographs and found more images of the area. On July 1976, the Viking 1 Orbiter was conducting a photographic survey of the surface of Mars, when it took several photos of the Cydonia Mensae area (roughly 40.9°N, 9.45°W). ![]()
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