The Cydonia Face on Mars: An Image Framed Before the Question Was Answered
On July 25, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 passed over the Cydonia region of Mars and transmitted a low-resolution image. In the image, a hill several kilometres wide had bright and dark areas that resembled human eyes, a nose, and a mouth. NASA called it the “Face on Mars.” One picture created a larger question: was this natural terrain, or a structure made by an ancient civilization?
On July 25, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 passed over the Cydonia region of Mars and transmitted a low-resolution image. In the image, a hill several kilometres wide had bright and dark areas that resembled human eyes, a nose, and a mouth. NASA called it the “Face on Mars.” One picture created a larger question: was this natural terrain, or a structure made by an ancient civilization?
On July 25, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 passed over the Cydonia region of Mars and transmitted a low-resolution image. In the image, a hill several kilometres wide had bright and dark areas that resembled human eyes, a nose, and a mouth. NASA called it the “Face on Mars.” One picture created a larger question: was this natural terrain, or a structure made by an ancient civilization?
On July 25, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 passed over the Cydonia region of Mars and transmitted a low-resolution image. In the image, a hill several kilometres wide had bright and dark areas that resembled human eyes, a nose, and a mouth. NASA called it the “Face on Mars.” One picture created a larger question: was this natural terrain, or a structure made by an ancient civilization?
On July 25, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 passed over the Cydonia region of Mars and transmitted a low-resolution image. In the image, a hill several kilometres wide had bright and dark areas that resembled human eyes, a nose, and a mouth. NASA called it the “Face on Mars.” One picture created a larger question: was this natural terrain, or a structure made by an ancient civilization?
On July 25, 1976, NASA’s Viking 1 passed over the Cydonia region of Mars and transmitted a low-resolution image. In the image, a hill several kilometres wide had bright and dark areas that resembled human eyes, a nose, and a mouth. NASA called it the “Face on Mars.” One picture created a larger question: was this natural terrain, or a structure made by an ancient civilization?