While NASA may not yet have succeeded in finding signs of life on the Red Planet, it has revealed a fascinating image captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. The onboard High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRise) camera detected a funny ear-shaped crater.
Follow a press release, HiRise The crew called out the phenomenon of pareidolia – what causes humans to imagine seeing things like faces in rock formations on Mars.
“Is it pareidolia, where we see features like faces and patterns that don’t really exist, if the shape really resembles something? In this case, we’re looking at it. an oddly shaped impact crater that looks a lot like an ear,” the team wrote in a visual feature of the day for Friday.
The team added: “And once you’ve seen it, it’s almost impossible to see. The crater is just over 1,800 meters across. The sight is located at Chryse Planitia in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars. “.
The Mars The Reconnaissance Orbiter has been orbiting and studying the Red Planet since 2006. It is designed to study the geology and climate of Mars, providing the ability to scout future landing sites and relay data. from surface missions back to Earth.
Meanwhile, this happens after NASA’s Mars Persist The rover detected a strange piece of object, which looked like a tangle of wire or debris stuck together. According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), images captured by the driver’s forward hazard avoidance cameras are always monitoring the landscape to protect Perseverance while it is driving or using its arms. his robot.
Scientists have not yet been able to determine the exact nature of the object. But according to CnetThe most likely explanation for the matter is debris from previous missions.
