Face On Mars Investigation
The “Face on Mars” is not a real artificial structure—at least, not according to current scientific consensus.
The famous image that sparked this fascination was taken on July 25, 1976, by NASA’s Viking 1 orbiter as it mapped the Martian surface. In the region known as Cydonia, one photo showed what looked strikingly like a human face—complete with eyes, a nose, and a mouth. The public and some researchers quickly latched onto the idea that this could be evidence of an ancient Martian civilization.
However, this interpretation is a classic case of pareidolia—a psychological phenomenon where humans see familiar patterns, like faces, in random shapes or images.
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The famous face on Mars as received by NASA in the original 1976 Viking images restored by Mark J.
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Carlotto and our corresponding false colorized versions, as it is easier for the human eye to discern monochromatic details in shades of red rather than shades of gray.
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35A72 was the original image that made a brief, lighthearted media ripple on the day the image was received and rediscovered years later by Goddard Space Flight Center engineers Vincent DiPietro and Gregory Molenaar.
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70A13, the later image that showed the face to be Unlock this episode right now by clicking on the link for your free seven-day trial in the show notes or by visiting MysteriousRadio.com.
