New high-resolution photo of the 'Face on Mars' proves Red Planet's most famous landmark is just a rocky hill By Niall Firth
Last updated at 10:16 AM on 30th July 2010
It was the startling photograph that spawned a thousand conspiracy theories. A photograph taken by the American Viking 1 Orbiter in July 1976 appeared to show a hill in the shape of a human face on the dusty surface of Mars.
But a new photograph released today, which was taken with Nasa’s high-definition HiRISE camera, finally shows the Face on Mars for what it really is: just a large, rocky hill in the middle of the Martian desert.
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