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The Cydonia Institute Vol. 13 No. 1 ◘
The 2010 HiRISE Color Face
by George J. Haas
December 2010
On July 28, 2010, the University of Arizona team released a new HiRISE picture
of the eastern, feline side of the Face on Mars - in color.1 Due to the enormous sizes of the HiRISE release,
The Cydonia Institute has reduced its size and preformed a contrast adjustment
to lighten the image (Figure 1).
Figure 1
The Face on Mars – MRO HiRISE false
color image PSP_003234_2210 (2010)
Detail of the eastern, feline side.
Image source: NASA/JPL/UA
When
the new 2010 colorized image2 of
the eastern side of the Face (Figure 2.A) is compared to the highest resolution
picture obtained by NASA’s MOC camera in 20013 (Figure
2.B) and the European Space Agency’s 2006 false color image4 (Figure 2.C) - it becomes quite clear that the
eastern facial features are consistent and appear to be permanent structural
formations (Figure 2). Looking at all three images,
note the broad
forehead and a crown feature is observable in each image. Notice the rectangular,
squinting eye, the muzzle and zig-zag shaped mane is present in all three
images. Also notice that each image shows evidence of a parted mouth and flailing
tongue (Figure 2.D).
A B C D
Figure 2
Comparison of three views of the eastern feline
side of the Face on Mars
A: Detail of MRO HiRISE false color
image PSP_003234_2210 (2010)
B: Detail of MOC image E03-00824
(2001)
C: Detail of the ESA false color
perspective view (2006)
D: Analytical drawing
So what prompted the University
of Arizona HiRISE team to
revisit a three year old image of the Face on Mars and manipulate it by cropping
it and colorize it and then release it as a new image? – Could it be the 33 years that separate these
two images?
Footnotes:
1.
The new HiRISE picture is actually a colorized version of a MRO HiRISE image
that was originally released on April 11, 2007.
2.
Popular
Landform in Cydonia Region (PSP_003234_2210), The University of Arizona
HiRISE,
July 28, 2010, http://www.uahirise.org/PSP_003234_2210.
3.
Highest-resolution View of “Face on Mars,”
Malin Space Science Systems, Inc, May, 2001, www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/extended_may2001/face/.
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