Comments on: The Religion of the Face on Mars http://artsnova.com/blog/2008/07/02/93/ Thoughts on Space Art, Computer Graphics, Digital Photography, and Astronomy Thu, 04 Dec 2008 20:20:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Plaxco http://artsnova.com/blog/2008/07/02/93/#comment-2509 Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:08:28 +0000 http://artsnova.com/blog/2008/07/02/93/#comment-2509 Hi MDR, Wanting to see human missions to Mars myself, I of course wish that the "Face on Mars" was artificial. I can think of no greater spur for the human exploration of Mars than the discovery of the remains of an intelligent civilization. But all evidence points to this being a natural feature. The only evidence for it being artificial is that which comes from the human imagination. In fact there are other artificially created looking features on Mars but because they do not look like a face, they do not attract attention. Thanks for your thoughts. Jim Hi MDR,

Wanting to see human missions to Mars myself, I of course wish that the “Face on Mars” was artificial. I can think of no greater spur for the human exploration of Mars than the discovery of the remains of an intelligent civilization. But all evidence points to this being a natural feature. The only evidence for it being artificial is that which comes from the human imagination. In fact there are other artificially created looking features on Mars but because they do not look like a face, they do not attract attention.

Thanks for your thoughts. Jim

]]> by: mdr http://artsnova.com/blog/2008/07/02/93/#comment-2507 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 23:07:25 +0000 http://artsnova.com/blog/2008/07/02/93/#comment-2507 I think it would be kind of "neat" if there was a face on Mars in actuality. That said, your contrasting of the two photos does seem decisive. I will restrain from a final judgment until I'm standing on the mesa, spacesuit and all. In the meantime, I will simply say... "It's possible (that it is a face), but unlikely." I think it would be kind of “neat” if there was a face on Mars in actuality. That said, your contrasting of the two photos does seem decisive. I will restrain from a final judgment until I’m standing on the mesa, spacesuit and all. In the meantime, I will simply say… “It’s possible (that it is a face), but unlikely.”

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