Is there a face on Mars? NASA’s Perseverance rover captured an image that has people talking! While some see a human face with deep eyes and a wide nose, others say it's just a rock. Discover how this bizarre illusion, known as pareidolia, has us spotting faces in the most unexpected places. What do you see?
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00:00Have you ever seen a face on Mars?
00:02Well, NASA's Perseverance rover recently sent back a photo that's sparking some serious curiosity.
00:08Look closely, on the far left of the image,
00:11you'll see what looks like a human face buried in the red, dusty surface of Mars.
00:16Deep-set eyes, a wide nose, and even a sad, sloping mouth.
00:20But wait, is it really a face?
00:22Turns out, it's not.
00:24What you're looking at is just a rock.
00:26Specifically, a chunk of sedimentary sandstone in Mars' Jezero crater.
00:31But why do we see a face in it?
00:33It's a phenomenon called pareidolia.
00:36Our brains love to find familiar patterns, even in random shapes,
00:40like spotting a smiley face in your morning coffee.
00:43On Mars, people have seen everything from bears to spoons.
00:47And this isn't the first face on Mars.
00:50Back in 1976, NASA's Viking 1 mission captured a similar image that had people buzzing about aliens,
00:57until better cameras revealed it was just another rock formation.
01:01So next time you spot something strange, remember, sometimes it's just a trick of the mind.