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Mars Global Surveyor reimages the 'Face on Mars'

When: 5 Apr 1998
Sources: 3 public sources

NASA's Mars Global Surveyor photographed the Cydonia feature known as the 'Face on Mars' at ten times the resolution of the 1976 Viking image. The camera's operator, Malin Space Science Systems, describes the feature as one hill among the region's buttes and mesas that happened to resemble a face.

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OfficialFace on Mars (Mars Orbiter Camera release, 5 April 1998) (opens in a new tab)NASA Science / 1998-04-06
OfficialMars Orbiter Camera Views the 'Face on Mars' - Comparison with Viking (opens in a new tab)NASA Science (Photojournal) / 1998
FirsthandThe 'Face on Mars' (opens in a new tab)Malin Space Science Systems (Mars Orbiter Camera operator)

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