J. P. Levasseur, George J. Haas, William R.Saunders, and Horace Crater reported in 2014 that imaged by both the Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) space probes, a particular arrangement of Martian surface features appearing as an unusually clear and detailed rendering of a human face, in profile, is examined in some detail. Could the features in the Profile Face be artificial archaeology? The claim of intelligent relics on our neighboring planet is seldom taken seriously, and while other Martian surface features have gained considerable attention with regard to their possible artificiality, sparse attention has been given the Profile Face.
The probability that this formation may be of artificial origins is investigated. Further study, with even ground truth is encouraged as a worthwhile endeavor. Common arguments dismissing claims that such Martian features could have been artificially created are addressed through analysis of the features. Methods include a topographical analysis of the area, analysis of the MGS image ancillary data, anatomical measurements of the Profile Face, examining the particular details and cultural references in the images, reviewing terrestrial remote sensing methods used in archaeology, and comparing it to analogous terrestrial surface features.
They concluded that the reality of the surface features producing the Profile Face is not in question. The relevant question is whether the formation is unusual enough to at least suspect that the Profile Face is artificial in origin. They also concluded that once the artistic quality of the formation is appreciated, the probability of artificiality is significantly high. They recommended that an appropriate level of future mission priority be given the Syria Planum Profile Face and other anomalous Martian landforms to study these as potential archaeological artifacts.
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