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A strangely shaped impact crater on Mars resembles an ear: Here's a picture  

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A strangely shaped impact crater on Mars resembles an ear: Here's a picture  


By TechThop Team

Posted on: 07 Aug, 2022

Does this picture look like an ear to you? On Mars, this picture shows a big crater that resembles an ear. Pareidolia occurs when we perceive things that don't really exist, such as faces and patterns.

In other words, pareidolia happens when you try to make sense of something that you don't understand.

This Martian crater is just over 1,800 meters across, as captured by NASA's HiRISE (High-Resolution Imaging Science Experiment) camera. In the Northern Hemisphere of Mars, it can be found in Chryse Planitia.

The HiRISE mission was the first mission to send a camera to another planet. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter launched in 2005 with six instruments onboard.

As with the human eyes, it operates in visible wavelengths, but with a telescopic lens that produces images never before seen on a planetary exploration mission.

In addition to near-infrared observations, the HiRISE camera can also identify mineral groups. The human tendency to recognize recognizable shapes in objects or data that are otherwise unfamiliar is well documented.

An eye-like crater on Mars has also been photographed by the European Space Agency's Mars Express mission.

A tiny doorway on Mars was photographed by NASA's Curiosity rover in May 2022. A natural geological feature appeared to be an alien doorway. An elongated crevice in a martian rock was formed by two fractures.

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