These are the famous images from the Viking orbiter showing the Face on Mars and other anomalous features. The first two images have been processed from the raw frames. The processing consisted of applying a sharpening filter, increasing the contrast and brightness, and despeckling to remove noise.
Processed
Viking image F035A72 showing Face and City (296K). Raw
data (530K)
Processed
Viking image F070A13 showing Face and DM Pyramid (254K). Raw
data (487K)
The following files were processed from the raw images above by Dr. Mark Carlotto and others.
Detail
of F035A72 image showing City and Face
This
is an image near the Cydonia Region from the first Viking probe to Mars.
You can see the strange rectilinear cuts and the nearby 'bowl' and pyramidal
object, which appears in Mark Carlotto's book, The Martian Enigmas.
These areas appear to have been islands surrounded by an ancient ocean.
This is from the F070A10 image.
This
is a portion of the F086A08 image showing what Mark Carlotto has called
the 'Runway'. This is from the Utopia region of Mars on the northwest slope
of the volcano Hecates Tholus.
Close-up
of Face on Mars, from F035A72 image
Close-up
of Face on Mars, from F070A13 image
Close-up
of Fortress, near City
Close-up
of Fortress, 3-D perspective transformation
Close-up
of DM Pyramid, note apparent blast damage.
Unusual
linear structure leading from center of a crater. Is this an underground
tunnel, perhaps used in mining, or just a faultline?
Here is a message I received regarding this feature.
Detail
of the anomalies on Olympus Crater. Is this some type of mining operation?
Complete
image of Olympus Crater showing anomalies on the north side of the
edge.
Inca
City -- Mariner 9 image of the "Inca City"
During the Mariner 9 mission, scientists found an unusual rectilinear
structure associated with the south polar pitted terrain which they dubbed
the "Inca City". Located near -80 degrees latitude and 64 degrees
longitude, NASA's explanation is that it is likely the result of wind deflation
of deposits from underllying rough terrain. The "cells" in the
image are about 4-5 kilometers in width.
Mining
operation on the surface of Mars?
Phobos is perhaps one of the most anomalous objects in the solar system.
Phobos,
one of two moons of Mars. Note strange parallel grooves on surface
and possible opening on the left. (hollow?)
Another
image of Phobos, showing large crater or hole
Several Close-up views of Phobos
High Resolution Views of Phobos from Viking
Here is a link to John
Gilbert's site with images of Phobos from the Soviet Phobos 2 mission.
The Soviet Phobos 2 mission is itself an anomaly.
Photo
from UFO magazine showing strange UFO seen just before the Russians
lost contact with Phobos 2 probe
