In evaluating images that NASA’s “Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter” (MRO) probe sends back to Earth day in and day out, astronomers have now discovered a formation strikingly reminiscent of a teddy bear’s face. It was photographed using the HiRISE instrument, a powerful camera system aboard the MRO.
The fascinating image was taken on Dec. 12, 2022, using the so-called HiRISE instrument, a powerful camera system aboard the MRO, reports the University of Arizona, which powers the Mars probe’s high-resolution camera. At the time the photo was taken, the probe would be about 251 kilometers above the red planet.
“There is a mountain with a V-shaped collapsed structure (the nose), two craters (the eyes), and a circular fracture pattern (the head),” according to the university’s website. The scientists suspect that the circular fracture pattern could have been caused by deposits from a buried impact crater.
The MRO probe has been orbiting Mars since 2006
The “Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter” (pictured above) weighs about two tons and has been orbiting the red planet in a highly elliptical orbit since 2006. There are six scientific instruments on board the NASA probe, including the aforementioned HiRISE camera, which has already sent numerous spectacular images to Earth.
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