In its haste to "debunk" the Face on Mars, the ESA chose to flaunt a computer-generated illustration of the Face in which a prominent, previously unnoticed "horn" is seen protruding from the unusual feature's "brow."

Interestingly, the ESA produced a second synthetic-perspective view of the Face which I managed to miss. This "alternate" Face lacks the conspicuous horn.





This time there's really no argument -- natural or otherwise, it looks spookily face-like.

But which image most accurately reflects the actual Martian surface? Comparison with photos for which the source imagery is publicly available suggests the markedly less-publicized image (above) is a more faithful portrayal.