The Martian Enigmas: A Closer Look: The Face, Pyramids, and Other Unusual Objects on Mars Second Edition
In 1976, one of NASA's Viking spacecraft photographed a mile-long formation on Mars that bore a striking resemblance to a human face. Here, Carlotto adds to Richard D. Hoagland's earlier study of the "face," Monuments of Mars (North Atlantic Bks., 1987). Hoagland used computer imaging to examine the face and other intriguing objects nearby. Carlotto presents some new visuals and uses fractal modeling to try to determine whether the face is a natural or artificial feature. The author maintains scientific objectivity throughout, hoping that NASA's 1993 Mars Observer probe will resolve this fascinating puzzle once and for all. Presently, computer analysis shows a reasonably bisymmetrical object with well-defined features suggesting eyes, a ridge-like nose, a mouth, and a surrounding headpiece. Nearby architectural forms appear to be in alignment. Numerous photographs and appendixes help clarify Carlotto's highly technical presentation. Recommended for academic and most public libraries as an antidote to fanciful tabloid reports on the topic.- Gary D. Barber, SUNY at Fredonia Lib.Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.