New 'Face on Mars' Images

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May 28, 2001

A new image of the controversial 'Face on Mars' was released by NASA on May 24, the highest-resolution image so far available, and the first to show the Face in its entirety. As may have been predictable, the new image has still not settled the long-argued question of whether the object is natural or artifical in origin; while a preliminary look may seem to indicate a natural mesa, there are still certain features that may indicate artificiality; albeit the formation may be hundreds of thousands if not millions of years old as per the general current consensus in the community of researchers studying this and many other anomalous features on Mars.

The right side of the Face is seen finally out of the shadows that were in previous images, revealing a more chaotic looking appearance than that of the western half. As has been speculated by some, there is what may be termed a general 'feline' appearance to this portion of the Face; whether this is by design (ie. shades of the Sphinx in Egypt, the humanoid / feline duality) or simply an impression given in this otherwise more heavily eroded half of the 'mesa' is unknown. This idea of course is much more speculative. The new images are apparently in response to the recent FACETS letter, although NASA does not specifically state this in the release itself, although it did in the recent correspondence with FACETS - see previous report, NASA Responds to FACETS Request Regarding Cydonia:

http://www.geocities.com/erasproject/facets.html

A 3-D stereographic anaglyph of the image has also been posted on the MSSS web site.

Also, as mentioned in the MSNBC article linked below, Jim Garvin, chief scientist for NASA's Mars Exploration Program, has stated that another flyover of Cydonia is scheduled for next month, and that more images of other objects of interest (as per the NASA letter to FACETS) are possible. It should be kept in mind that even if the Face itself did utimately turn out to be completely natural, there are many other objects which have been identified over the years by various researchers, all over the planet, which in some cases are even more visually compelling as possible artifacts. The overall question of possible ruins on Mars is far from resolved.

Links to related news stories and reports regarding the new Face images are posted below:

Mars Global Surveyor MOC2-283 Release
http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/extended_may2001/face/index.html

NASA Revisits the 'Face on Mars'
http://www.msnbc.com/news/577946.asp?cp1=1

NASA: No Face - Honest
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1351000/1351319.stm

Unmasking the Face on Mars
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast24may_1.htm

The Face on Mars: Unmasked by New Images
http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/solarsystem/mars_face_010525-1.html

Stunning New Images of the Face on Mars
http://www.marsnews.com/

Face it - It is a Face
http://www.enterprisemission.com/about.htm

The Hominid-Lion Connection
http://www.enterprisemission.com/images/Hominid-Lion.JPG

A Decade-Old Prediction Confirmed
http://www.enterprisemission.com/images/decade.jpg

The Split-Faced Glyphs of the Maya
http://www.enterprisemission.com/images/maya1.jpg

2001 Mars Face Ends Speculation, Invites Inquiry
http://www.electricwarrior.com/mol/

Scientific Method Employed By NASA proves that Skeptic Martin Gardner
Has No Eyes, Mouth or Nose!
http://www.webpan.com/dsinclair/face.html

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