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Hobbes: categorizing

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categorizing

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	[http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html The Mars Exploration Rovers] site - "Opportunity" is still roving!		[http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html The Mars Exploration Rovers] site - "Opportunity" is still roving!

			[[Category:Enemy Unknown/UFO Defense]]

Hobbes: /* See also */ Removing dead links

2012-06-16T18:59:44Z

Olethros: /* See also */ The mars rover "Spirit" has been silent for a little over two years now.

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See also: The mars rover "Spirit" has been silent for a little over two years now.

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	Additional sites:		Additional sites:

	[http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html The Mars Exploration Rovers] site - ~~Both rovers are currently~~ still roving!		[http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html The Mars Exploration Rovers] site - "Opportunity" is still roving!

MikeTheRed: /* See also */

2005-12-29T04:39:42Z

Papa Legba: /* See also */

2005-12-23T14:02:25Z

Hobbes: /* Cydonia on UFO Defense */

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Cydonia on UFO Defense

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	[[Image:missiontomars.jpg]]		[[Image:missiontomars.jpg]]

			(Picture taken from Touchstone's "Mission to Mars" movie)

	==See also==		==See also==

Hobbes: /* Cydonia on UFO Defense */

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Cydonia on UFO Defense

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	[[Image:PICT3.gif]]		[[Image:PICT3.gif]]

			...what one might find there.

	[[Image:missiontomars.jpg]]		[[Image:missiontomars.jpg]]

	~~...what one might find.~~

	==See also==		==See also==

Hobbes: /* Cydonia on UFO Defense */

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Cydonia on UFO Defense

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	==Cydonia on UFO Defense==		==Cydonia on UFO Defense==

	And finally here's ~~some pictures~~ of the Cydonia as it appears on UFO Defense. It isn't exactly like the real thing but who knows...		And finally here's a picture of the Cydonia as it appears on UFO Defense. It isn't exactly like the real thing but who knows...

	[[Image:PICT3.gif]]		[[Image:PICT3.gif]]

			[[Image:missiontomars.jpg]]

			...what one might find.

	==See also==		==See also==

Hobbes at 03:24, 23 December 2005

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	==The 'Face' is rediscovered==		==The 'Face' is rediscovered==

	For years the 'Face', along with the rest of the pictures was forgotten until ~~1991~~ when two scientists, Molenar and Di Pietro, went over the Viking photographs and found more images of the area. The first picture comes from Viking, the second is a close-up of the Face and the third is a ~~composition made by Mark Carlotto~~ of the area.		For years the 'Face', along with the rest of the pictures was forgotten until 1979 when two scientists, Molenar and Di Pietro, went over the Viking photographs and found more images of the area. From then other scientists start analyzing the features of the area.
			The first picture comes from Viking, the second is a close-up of the Face and the third is a 3D visualization of the area.

	[[Image:Moc2_msss_labels_i.gif]]		[[Image:Moc2_msss_labels_i.gif]]

Hobbes: Several corrections and additions

2005-12-23T02:52:26Z

Several corrections and additions

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	One of the main locations concerning X-COM is Mars, particularly the area of [[Cydonia]] Mensae, where the main alien base is located on UFO Defense.		One of the main locations concerning X-COM is Mars, particularly the area of [[Cydonia]] Mensae, where the main alien base is located on UFO Defense.
	This page does not contain any information regarding the game but will provide a brief overview of why the Red Planet and [[Cydonia]] were chosen to play such an important part on the plot		This page does not contain any information regarding the game but will provide a brief overview of why the Red Planet and [[Cydonia]] were chosen to play such an important part on the plot.

	==The Viking Photograph==		==The Viking Photograph==
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	[[Image:The_face.jpg]]		[[Image:The_face.jpg]]

	==~~UFOlogists discover the~~ 'Face'==		==The 'Face' is rediscovered==

	For years the 'Face', along with the rest of the pictures was forgotten until 1991 when two scientists went over the Viking photographs and found more ~~another~~ picture , ~~together with~~ a ~~shot~~ of the area ~~that revealed other unusual figures such as 'pyramids'~~.		For years the 'Face', along with the rest of the pictures was forgotten until 1991 when two scientists, Molenar and Di Pietro, went over the Viking photographs and found more images of the area. The first picture comes from Viking, the second is a close-up of the Face and the third is a composition made by Mark Carlotto of the area.

			[[Image:Moc2_msss_labels_i.gif]]
	[[Image:facemars.gif]]		[[Image:facemars.gif]]
	[[Image:Cydonia.gif]]		[[Image:Cydonia.gif]]

	The rerelease of the pictures sent off a debate regarding their possible artificiality. NASA kept its earlier position that the 'Face' and the other features were nothing more than the result of erosion on natural formations, while ~~the UFO community claimed that~~ a ~~major conspiracy was taking place to keep secret the existence of artificial formations on Mars~~. In support of their claims, arguments were presented that, besides their appearance, there was a geometrical relationship between the several formations and that Cydonia Mensae was once the shore of an ancient ocean on Mars (the Acidalia Planitia).		The rerelease of the pictures sent off a debate regarding their possible artificiality. NASA kept its earlier position that the 'Face' and the other features were nothing more than the result of erosion on natural formations, while a few scientists argued otherwise. In support of their claims, arguments were presented that, besides their appearance, there was a geometrical relationship between the several formations and that Cydonia Mensae was once the shore of an ancient ocean on Mars (the Acidalia Planitia). The discussion was also picked by the UFO community with claims that a major governmental conspiracy (what else) was taking place to keep secret the existence of artificial formations on Mars.

	==The Mars Surveyor Mission==		==The Mars Surveyor Mission==
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	Although the new picture wasn't the proverbial 'smoking gun', NASA's behaviour concerning it has kept the suspicions of a coverup alive. And the new images have arisen claims that the right side of the 'Face', which until then hadn't been photographed with the same quality represents a 'Lion', with the structure having two sides, Human and Lion, a design found in some cultures on our planet.		Although the new picture wasn't the proverbial 'smoking gun', NASA's behaviour concerning it has kept the suspicions of a coverup alive. And the new images have arisen claims that the right side of the 'Face', which until then hadn't been photographed with the same quality represents a 'Lion', with the structure having two sides, Human and Lion, a design found in some cultures on our planet.

			==Cydonia on UFO Defense==

			And finally here's some pictures of the Cydonia as it appears on UFO Defense. It isn't exactly like the real thing but who knows...

			[[Image:PICT3.gif]]

			==See also==

			The sources for all of the above pictures are listed below.

			[http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/themes/CYDONIA.html Malin's Space Science Systems page on Cydonia] - MSSS is the NASA contractor responsible for building and processing the images received from the Mars Global Surveyor probe.

			[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-mars.html#controversy The Original Viking images at NASA]

			[http://www.newfrontiersinscience.com/ New Frontiers In Science] This is an "online journal that examines unexplained and controversial scientific phenomena".

			[http://www.metaresearch.org/solar%20system/cydonia/cydonia.asp Metaresearch] Another site that studies alternate scientific explanations for astronomy related matters.

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	[http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast24may_1.htm Unmasking the Face on Mars] NASA's official article regarding Cydonia.		[http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast24may_1.htm Unmasking the Face on Mars] NASA's official article regarding Cydonia.

	~~[http://www.newfrontiersinscience.com/ New Frontiers In Science] This is an "online journal that examines unexplained and controversial scientific phenomena".~~

	~~[http://www.metaresearch.org/solar%20system/cydonia/cydonia.asp Metaresearch] Another site that studies alternate scientific explanations for astronomy related matters.~~

	Additional sites:		Additional sites:

	[http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html The Mars Exploration Rovers] site - "Opportunity" is still roving!		[http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html The Mars Exploration Rovers] site - "Opportunity" is still roving!

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	==See also==		==See also==

	The sources for all of the above pictures are ~~listed below.~~		The sources for all of the above pictures are:

	[http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/themes/CYDONIA.html Malin's Space Science Systems page on Cydonia] - MSSS is the NASA contractor responsible for building and processing the images received from the Mars Global Surveyor probe.		[http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/themes/CYDONIA.html Malin's Space Science Systems page on Cydonia] - MSSS is the NASA contractor responsible for building and processing the images received from the Mars Global Surveyor probe.
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	[http://www.metaresearch.org/solar%20system/cydonia/cydonia.asp Metaresearch] Another site that studies alternate scientific explanations for astronomy related matters.		[http://www.metaresearch.org/solar%20system/cydonia/cydonia.asp Metaresearch] Another site that studies alternate scientific explanations for astronomy related matters.

			Additional sites:

			[http://marsrovers.jpl.nasa.gov/home/index.html The Mars Exploration Rovers] site - Both rovers are currently still roving!

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	[http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/themes/CYDONIA.html Malin's Space Science Systems page on Cydonia] - MSSS is the NASA contractor responsible for building and processing the images received from the Mars Global Surveyor probe.		[http://www.msss.com/mars_images/moc/themes/CYDONIA.html Malin's Space Science Systems page on Cydonia] - MSSS is the NASA contractor responsible for building and processing the images received from the Mars Global Surveyor probe.

			[http://www.msss.com/education/facepage/face_discussion.html Observations of the "Face on Mars"] - MSSS's discussion of the Cydonia photographs

	[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-mars.html#controversy The Original Viking images at NASA]		[http://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/photo_gallery/photogallery-mars.html#controversy The Original Viking images at NASA]

			[http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2001/ast24may_1.htm Unmasking the Face on Mars] NASA's official article regarding Cydonia.

	[http://www.newfrontiersinscience.com/ New Frontiers In Science] This is an "online journal that examines unexplained and controversial scientific phenomena".		[http://www.newfrontiersinscience.com/ New Frontiers In Science] This is an "online journal that examines unexplained and controversial scientific phenomena".

	[http://www.metaresearch.org/solar%20system/cydonia/cydonia.asp Metaresearch] Another site that studies alternate scientific explanations for astronomy related matters.		[http://www.metaresearch.org/solar%20system/cydonia/cydonia.asp Metaresearch] Another site that studies alternate scientific explanations for astronomy related matters.