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April 19, 2001

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The Mars Initiative:

Image Study #1 Update: Enhancement of New Cydonia Mound Artifacts (M1700389)

by Paul Anderson

Web version of this report with correlating images:
http://www.geocities.com/erasproject/imagestudy1a.html

Researcher Chris Joseph has kindly done a preliminary enhancement of the 'artifact'-like features on the main mound discussed in the previous TEP article (Image Study #1) a couple days ago, found by Paul Anderson of TEP in newly released (April 4, 2001) MGS image M1700389. The enhancement helps to bring out additional shadowing and 'structural' details. This group of three anomalous mounds in the Cydonia region is just a short distance west of the 'Face' and 'City'.

Based on initial study, the image is looking down from almost directly overhead (emission angle 0.21 degrees from the MOC data). Each pixel in the image is approximately 4.63 meters by 4.35 meters in size (a pixel aspect ratio of .94). Further enhancements should help to correct this discrepancy, for a more accurate view of these objects. This is a preliminary enhancement only, to help bring out surface detail.

Also, as pointed out by Rick Sterling, there is a set of the controversial 'tube-like' features in close proximity to these mounds. Mac Tonnies has shown that these mounds may be part of a larger 'layout' incorporating other unusual mounds similar to these in Cydonia, including in the immediate vicinity of the 'Face' and 'City'; geometric features have also been found previously by various researchers associated with these other mounds as well.

A copy of this image enhancement is attached (M1700389enhancement.gif). Red arrow indicates light direction.

Original report:
http://www.geocities.com/erasproject/imagestudy1.html

Original NASA / MSSS image:
http://www.msss.com/moc_gallery/m13_m18/images/M17/M1700389.html

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