NASA takes photo of ‘bear face’ on Mars

A strange formation resembling a bear’s face has been captured on the surface red planet by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter last month.

The eyes form a perfectly placed crater, mound with a “V-collapse structure” that forms the nose, and a circular head fracture pattern, according to the Lunar and Planetary Laboratory at the University of Arizona, which controls the spacecraft’s camera. orbiter. .

The lab explained that “the circular fracture pattern could be due to sediment settling over a buried impact crater.” “Perhaps the nose is a volcanic vent or mud and sediment can be lava Lama fluxes? “

The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which lifted off from Earth in 2005, is just one of several spacecraft NASA is using to explore the red planet.

A NASA rover on Mars discovers a strange cascading object that turns into a virus

Last year, the Curiosity rover took an image of what appears to be a doorway carved into the otherworldly landscape. The internet went wild over the speculation, but the Curiosity team later clarified that it was just a “natural geological feature”.

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NASA The InSight Mars spacecraft has been retired After four years on the planet, last month after depleting its capacity.

Perseverance, NASA’s other rover on the Red Planet, has been collecting rock samples with its robotic arm and exploring the Martian landscape since 2021.