NASA has revealed a giant crater on the surface of Mars that looks identical to a human ear.
NASA has revealed a giant crater on the surface of Mars that looks identical to a human ear
The US space agency recently released the impressive snap taken from the hi-tech Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter probe, which has been orbiting the Red Planet since 2006.
It shows a crater measuring 1,800 metres across, located in Chryse Planitia in the Northern Hemisphere of Mars.
One team member even said “once you see it, it’s almost impossible to un-see” about its resemblance to an ear.
A NASA spokesperson commented: “Is it pareidolia, where we see features like faces and patterns where they do not really exist, if the shape really does resemble something?
“In this case, we’re looking at an odd-shaped impact crater that looks a great deal like an ear. And once you see it, it’s almost impossible to un-see.”
Nasa also recently debunked a picture of a supposed bunch of ‘spaghetti’ on the surface of Mars.
It was captured in a photo taken by the space agency's Perseverance rover, which landed inside the planet’s Jezero Crater last year.
The picture, first seen by the car-sized rover on July 12, sparked wild theories about potential life on the Red Planet.
But Nasa has confirmed in a blog that it is a shredded piece of Dacron netting covering its rover, which is likely to have fallen off and got warped on entry, landing or departure from the Red Planet.