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BACKSTORY
In 1976, NASA's
Viking 1 spacecraft orbited the red planet Mars, mapping
the terrain and searching for evidence of extraterrestrial
life. When it reached a region known as Cydonia, it
captured a striking image that eerily resembled that of a
humanoid face staring back into space.
Later missions made more detailed topographical data on
the curious formation available and proved once for all
the structure to be nothing more than a heavily-eroded
mountain region, the face being the result of a mere trick
of the light as the sun's rays hit the mountains at just
the right angle, casting shadows across the mesa that
resemble basic features of a human face.
Nevertheless, it's a fascinating formation that has become
a pop culture icon that still sparks the imaginations of
many, as well as being the subject of many conspiracy
theories, such as the notion of NASA possibly covering up
the truth about the "Face of Mars". Is it actually a
massive monument built by a long-extinct Martian
civilization? Did NASA purposefully destroy the structure
with explosives to hide the truth? For some, the debate
lives on.
Now Landron Artifacts presents this artist's
interpretation of the iconic "Face on Mars" as a highly
detailed diorama the way we all kind of wished it looked
in real life, carefully using the original Viking 1 image
as reference. The top, left, and right sides of the
diorama feature blocks of stone resembling cyclopean
masonry, implying ancient Martian construction methods.
The bottom side features a row of ancient Martian runes.
FEATURES
- Measures
approximately 6" wide.
- Bottom
features soft felt pads to protect surfaces.
- Proudly
hand-crafted and hand-painted in the USA.
$35
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& handling*)
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