The far-left image is the high-resolution photograph of the "Face" on Mars taken in April 2001. It looked the least face-like of all the NASA photos of this landform to date -- unless you turn it upside down (middle).

Now you can see what the architects of this mile-wide monument really intended to convey! In the far-right version, I have separated the two halves of the monument and sketched in some outlines for clarity. The left half is definitely a human being in profile, holding another entity. I'm not certain whether the second entity is a human fetus or an alien "gray." But either way, the message is quite profound!

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