People are so eager to believe in extraterrestrial life that they will jump on anything, however inconclusive it may be, and accept it as fact. Anything which contradicts what they believe is a negative force, a conspiracy from those they do not trust or understand such as the military, NASA, and the government. The speckled appearance of the image is due to missing data called bit errors, caused by problems in transmission of the photographic data from Mars to Earth. Bit errors comprise part of one of the 'eyes' and 'nostrils' on the eroded rock that resembles a human face near the center of the image. Shadows in the rock formation give the illusion of a nose and mouth.
Planetary geologists attribute the origin of the formation to purely natural processes.
This is the alleged Martian Face which was first photographed by the Viking 1 in 1976. This is the Cydonian region of Mars as photographed by the Viking 1 in 1976. Photos Courtesy Jet Propulsion Laboratory. All rights reserved. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter and get content not published on the web site .