m a r s _ f a c e _ 6.15.01

mars face mars


This is an attempt to objectively recreate the sun angle as seen in the earlier Viking image depicting the face on Mars. The idea here is to combine the older Viking lighting angle with the detail of the more current MGS image. Hopefully this lighting demonstration will help the viewer better understand of the shape of this enigmatic Martian land mass. To view the image enhancement simply position the cursor back and forth over the image.*

Mars, Cydonia Face Animation

A Mars image that predates the MGS imagethat you see here, is morphed in order to transition from a low angle, to an overhead point of view. Go here

Mars, Hexagon Shape

A hexagon shape is found nearby the Cydonia Face on Mars. To view the Flash presentation. Go here

mars
*This page is best supported by Internet Explorer with Java enabled. To view a non Java version of this page go here. Click here for a larger version mars

To achieve this lighting effect I used PhotoShop to superimpose a series of contrast masks from the older Viking image over the more recent MGS image. Below is an illustration of each contrast mask and how each imposed layer is effected. The Contrast Map function was globally applied to the original Viking image to create each layer.

contrast mask 1 (highlighted yellow)
Soft Light layer
61% Opacity
contrast mask 2 (highlighted yellow)
Multiply layer
20% Opacity
contrast mask 3 (highlighted yellow)
Multiply layer
30% Opacity
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