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No, a Dinosaur Skull Hasn’t Been Found on Mars: Why We See Familiar Looking Objects on the Red Planet
The dinosaur on Mars, the Face in Cydonia, the rat, the human skull, the Smiley face, the prehistoric vertebrae and the conglomerate rock. Something is amiss in this montage and shouldn’t be included. (Photo Credits: NASA/JPL)
What is up with the fossils on Mars? Found – a dinosaur skull on Mars? Discovered – a rat, squirrel or gerbil on Mars? In background of images from Curiosity, vertebrae from some extinct Martian species? And the human skull, half buried in photos from Opportunity Rover. All the images are made of stone from the ancient past and this is also what is called Pareidolia. They are figments of our imaginations, and driven by our interest to be there – on Mars – and to know that we are not alone. Altogether, they make a multitude of web pages and threads across the internet.
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Post tags: cydonia, Dinosaur Skull on Mars, Face of Mars, HiRISE, Human Skull on Mars, Mastcam, mgs, MOLA, MRO, MROC, MSSS, Navcam, olympus mons, Rat on Mars, Sand Dunes, University of Arizona, viking orbiter
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/119165/no-a-dinosaur-skull-hasnt-been-found-on-mars-why-we-see-familiar-looking-objects-on-the-red-planet/
