{"id":131,"date":"2015-03-07T00:41:54","date_gmt":"2015-03-07T00:41:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/?p=131"},"modified":"2020-06-14T14:19:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-14T14:19:30","slug":"mysterious-face-like-rock-or-statue-on-mars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/mysterious-face-like-rock-or-statue-on-mars\/","title":{"rendered":"Mysterious Face-Like Rock or Statue on Mars"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-131 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/f39d70fad56b8e05835bf1fb4b1722f0.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/f39d70fad56b8e05835bf1fb4b1722f0-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-134\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/f39d70fad56b8e05835bf1fb4b1722f0-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/f39d70fad56b8e05835bf1fb4b1722f0-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/f39d70fad56b8e05835bf1fb4b1722f0-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-134'>\n\t\t\t\tThis analysis was created to show what the object would look like if the visible side we see in the photo, is mirrored.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ec9bbd16d2785db2f402b015488ccf39.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ec9bbd16d2785db2f402b015488ccf39-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ec9bbd16d2785db2f402b015488ccf39-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ec9bbd16d2785db2f402b015488ccf39-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ec9bbd16d2785db2f402b015488ccf39-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ec9bbd16d2785db2f402b015488ccf39-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ec9bbd16d2785db2f402b015488ccf39-75x75.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/ec9bbd16d2785db2f402b015488ccf39.jpg 477w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-133'>\n\t\t\t\tMysterious Face-Like Rock or Statue on Mars &#8211; Cropped and Zoomed\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/0528ML2087006000E1_DXXX.jpg'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/0528ML2087006000E1_DXXX-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/0528ML2087006000E1_DXXX-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/0528ML2087006000E1_DXXX-120x120.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/0528ML2087006000E1_DXXX-770x770.jpg 770w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/0528ML2087006000E1_DXXX-75x75.jpg 75w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-135'>\n\t\t\t\tMysterious Face-Like Rock or Statue on Mars (Original Photo)\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p><strong>Note from The Black Vault<\/strong>: \u00a0The image in this case file was discovered while digging through a massive archive of &#8220;raw&#8221; photos taken from the surface of Mars. \u00a0Many scour these types of photos to see what may be on the surface of Mars.<\/p>\n<p>In this particular case, BlackVault User: <em><strong>Willease<\/strong> <\/em>(who credits user &#8220;<em><strong>Mike_Edwards<\/strong><\/em>&#8221; for the find) posted this photo that has, what appears to be, a face partially buried in the Martian dirt.<\/p>\n<p>Although this may just be a trick of light, shadows, and this is &#8220;only a rock&#8221; &#8211; it is archived here for research.<\/p>\n<p>You will also find the high-resolution photo to download below, along with the original source NASA link (live and working as of 2\/6\/2014).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mars.jpl.nasa.gov\/msl-raw-images\/msss\/00528\/mcam\/0528ML2087006000E1_DXXX.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link to Original NASA Source Photograph<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Note from The Black Vault: \u00a0The image in this case file was discovered while digging through a massive archive of &#8220;raw&#8221; 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