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Face on Mars Gets a Make-Over

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the pretty-gods-of-war dept.

Alien54 writes "ESA's Mars Express has obtained images of the Cydonia region, site of the famous 'Face on Mars.' using the High Resolution Stereo Camera. After multiple attempts to image the Cydonia region from April 2004 until July 2006 were frustrated by altitude and atmospheric dust and haze, the High Resolution Stereo Camera (HRSC) on board Mars Express finally obtained, on 22 July, a series of images that show the famous 'face' on Mars in unprecedented detail, with a ground resolution of approximately 13.7 metres per pixel."

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  1. Hey by cubicledrone · · Score: 0, Troll

    Look at that. A new Mars icon. That's cool. Wait... Wait a minute... Is that.. is that ICE? ICE ON MARS?? THERE'S WATER ON MARS??!?!?!?!!? WE REALLY DID EVOLVE FROM THE CRUD AROUND THE LAWN SPRINKLERS BEW HEW HEW HEW HEW HEW HEW.

    Yes folks, if you leave a big pile of compost outdoors long enough, it will turn into a self-focusing optical device connected to a gigantic interconnected system of neurons capable of inventing a digital watch. Thank you.

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  2. Re:I think it looks like... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

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  3. Re:Primary Goal of the Mission by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Something else in European: "Health care for all. True multi-party democracies"

    It might be the accented letters confusing you.. but you mis-spelt a few words. Look, I'll correct the translation for you:
    "Stultifying social model. Restrictive employment laws for stagnant economies. Vast, overpaid bureaucracies. Pettifogging over-regulation. Knee-jerk foreign policy that consists of looking at what NATO is doing, then doing the exact opposite. Selling weapons and nuclear technologies to Iran whilst doing the utmost to frustrate UN sanctions."

    Hope this helps. Ciao.

  4. Re:Primary Goal of the Mission by andphi · · Score: 0, Troll

    "I hate George W.?" That's a very American thing to say, don't you think? Just add something about stolen elections or killing babies and you'll be speaking Democrat.

  5. Re:Primary Goal of the Mission by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    More European: "Self-righteous, spineless pricks with the world's highest suicide rate."

    Even Europeans can't stand to be around Europeans.