To satisfy the curious, Pathfinder should have landed near the so-called Face/Pyramid area. Or is that a hoax?
That there is a rock formation on Mars that looks somewhat like a face is certainly true, but it is also true there are many similar naturally occurring structures on the Earth, Moon and Mars that resemble faces, animals and even man-made designs. The best way to see what large geologic structures exist on Mars is to use the high resolution cameras on board the recently-launched Mars Global Surveyor. Mars Pathfinder can not be accurately aimed to any site smaller than a typical US county. We are specifically targeting the ancient Ares Vallis outflow channel. Fortunately the channel is big so we will not miss it! This site is ideally suited to Mars Pathfinder’s geologic mission. We believe a huge flood carved that channel and deposited a large number and variety of rocks from the highland water source into the flood basin where we intend to land. Our miniature robotic geologist, the Sojourner Rover, will be able to analyze these various rock types and give us an idea of how they were fo
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