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Astronomy Picture of the Day
Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.
Mars Express Close-Up of the Face on Mars
Explanation: Wouldn't it be fun if clouds were turtles ? Wouldn't it be fun if the laundry on the bedroom chair was a friendly monster ? Wouldn't it be fun if rock mesas on Mars were faces or interplanetary monuments? Clouds , though, are small water droplets, floating on air. Laundry is cotton , wool , or plastic , woven into garments. Famous Martian rock mesas known by names like the Face on Mars appear quite natural when seen more clearly, as the above recently-released digital-perspective image shows. Is reality boring ?
| Date | September 25, 2006 |
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| Credit | Credit: G. Neukum ( FU Berlin ) et al., Mars Express , DLR ; Malin Space Science Systems , MOC |
| Authors & editors: | Robert Nemiroff (MTU) & Jerry Bonnell (UMCP) |
| A service of: |
ASD at NASA / GSFC, NASA Science Activation & Michigan Tech. U. |