APOD: 2021 July 4 - The Face on Mars

Thank you my friend Maj William W. 'Bill' Price for posting the NASA Astronomy Picture of the Day (APOD) for Sunday, July 4, 2021 entitled "The Face on Mars."

Happy Independence Day 2021.

I expect the 'man in the moon' might be envious of this upstart 'Face on Mars' :-)
It is nice-to-know the writers at APOD have sense of humor

Image: The Face on Mars - Image Credit NASA, Viking 1 Orbiter

1. David Bowie rhetorically asks Is there life on Mars ?
2. Per Elton John in Rocket man 'Mars ain't the kind of place to raise your kids. In fact it's cold as hell"

APOD background
"Explanation: Wouldn't it be fun if clouds were castles? Wouldn't it be fun if the laundry on the bedroom chair was a superhero? Wouldn't it be fun if rock mesas on Mars were interplanetary monuments to the human face? Clouds, though, are floating droplets of water and ice. Laundry is cotton, wool, or plastic, woven into garments. Famous Martian rock mesas known by names like the Face on Mars appear quite natural when seen more clearly on better images. Is reality boring? Nobody knows why some clouds make rain. Nobody knows if life ever developed on Mars. Nobody knows why the laundry on the bedroom chair smells like root beer. Scientific exploration can not only resolve mysteries, but uncover new knowledge, greater mysteries, and yet deeper questions. As humanity explores our universe, perhaps fun -- through discovery -- is just beginning."

David Bowie – Life On Mars?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWrQqFrxPAo

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I remember seeing this image year's ago and yes, it certainly has facial features...but I have also seen more close ups, which show the true landscape of that area... That said, it will always remain as the man of Mars to me! Excellent post, @Maj William Price and a Happy Fourth of July to you!!!

I've seen this photo several times and am amazed each time at the neat formation , and existence of it Maj William W. 'Bill' Price