14. Mars’s Faces
Found Year: 1976
Who Discovered It: JPL/NASA
Where: Cyprus
A part of Mars, the Red Planet, called Cydonia has caught the attention of both scientists and the general public. Cydonia is made up of a complicated network of plains, mesas, and small hills, but its faces are perhaps its most distinctive characteristic. The Viking orbiters of NASA took the initial photos of the faces.
NASA/Wikimedia, Faces on Mars ©Viking 1,
Since its introduction in the 1970s, these features—which resemble human faces and have two eyes, a nose, and a mouth—have captivated people. Despite the likelihood that this is really a coincidence, it is fascinating to observe how Cydonia has developed.
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