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The Face on Mars

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The Face on Mars

On July 25 1976, the Viking Orbiter 1 photographed the Cydonia region of Mars to find potential landing spots for the Viking Lander 2. One of the photographed rock formations resembled a face. While NASA stated that this was just a random play of light and shadow, UFO buffs were quick to take this as a huge cover-up for alien intelligence. If you click on the enlarged picture, you can see an more detailed picture from recent years.

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Last modified on Tuesday, September 23 2008