NASA captures a bear's face on the surface of Mars

An image taken last December 12 by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows a peculiar rock formation on Mars that resembles a bear's face. The formation was recorded at an altitude of 251 km above the surface of the Red Planet by the HiRISE camera on board the probe.

The image shows a rock formation resembling a bear's head, but the University of Arizona reveals the true nature of this illusion. Two small craters make up the bear's eyes, while the muzzle and mouth are thought to be a collapsed V-shaped structure. The contour of the head, on the other hand, may have been caused by sediment settling in the impact crater. It could also be a volcanic or mud chamber, according to the team behind the discovery.

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