Cydonia revisited

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Boux
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Cydonia revisited

Post #1by Boux » 25.09.2006, 11:33

The conspiration theory fans will not be happy about that :)
Some stunning picts of Mars.
http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM09F8LURE_index_0.html
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Post #2by Dollan » 25.09.2006, 15:56

Oh, they won't let something as paltry as the truth stop them. From some angles, the Face actually does bear a resemblance to a face (especially after expecting it to after years of hearing and seeing the hype), but then so do some clouds and mounds of horse manure. Pareidolia is a universal condition, I think.

Personally, I think one day someone *will* find a face on Mars, maybe even on this very Cydonian mesa. Of course, being the optomist that I am, I expect it to be the result of some future colonist and mega-artist who decided to carve the mesa into a face, thereby creating a self-fullfilling prophecy of sorts.

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Post #3by danielj » 26.09.2006, 00:50

I don??t believe so.The space program is going so SLOW that I think we will be extinct before any attempt to colonize Mars.No kidding.The new crew launch vehicles are simply a joke,two or more steps behind the versatility of the space shuttles.

Dollan wrote:Oh, they won't let something as paltry as the truth stop them. From some angles, the Face actually does bear a resemblance to a face (especially after expecting it to after years of hearing and seeing the hype), but then so do some clouds and mounds of horse manure. Pareidolia is a universal condition, I think.

Personally, I think one day someone *will* find a face on Mars, maybe even on this very Cydonian mesa. Of course, being the optomist that I am, I expect it to be the result of some future colonist and mega-artist who decided to carve the mesa into a face, thereby creating a self-fullfilling prophecy of sorts.

...John...


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