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Enhancements

Let's examine the chain of old worn-down craters spanning MOC photos 4-5.

What are the three tall, rectangular forms?  They are about 48m (158') high. They resemble false teeth!

Additional commentary by Greg Stockton:

This could be a profiled face, sculpted on a huge scale and intended to be viewed from the air.  The three rectangular formations form the chin, upper lip, and nose.  They are exactly spaced and elevated to produce a mouth and nostril.

Let's look at the chin.  It is perfectly delineated by a curving rock cliff  face.  The cliff appears to be exactly vertical, as if it were shaped.  It ends in a lower lip set exactly opposite the corresponding upper lip. 

The middle rectangular structure forms the upper lip.  It is nearly straight, but has a slight curvature which precisely indicates the mid-lip furrow, as seen from the side.  It ends in a shadowed vertical drop which just happens to form a mouth when juxtaposed to the opposite lip.

The mouth itself contains 2 visible teeth. These appear to be formed by 2 bridges which span the upper and lower lip.  Observe the evenly spaced gaps between the edge of the mouth and the 2 teeth.  It is possible that an additional tooth or teeth once existed, but collapsed into the chasm.  This is unlikely, as more teeth would detract from the desired image.  The edges of both lips are uniformly rounded, as opposed to being sharp edged like the bottom of the chin.

The nose is perfectly straight.  The top is flat and symmetrical.  The nostril is formed by an exquisitely positioned, shadowy indentation.  It is rounded, as a nostril should be.  Note the separate shadowed escarpment at the bottom, which forms the bottom rim of the nostril.  Look closely, and you will see a small, bright, flattened area on the upper side of the nostril. This area simultaneously demarcates the anatomical indentation of the nostril, as well as sharpening the bridge of the nose. 

The eyebrow and eye socket are shown by a curving elevation which happens to be in exactly the right place.  Is that a small pit where the eye itself should be?

There is no cheek.  Perhaps it is unnecessary, as the image of a face emerges anyway.  But from a higher altitude, a fairly smooth cheek does emerge.

Carlotto's work suggests that the Cydonia face has numerous monuments set around it in strategic area in order to create the desired shading to contribute to the overall effect of the face.  This area may have similar
structures.  Look a bit above the bottom cliff face of the chin at the seam where the smooth part of the chin emerges from the rougher rock.  Is that a vertical wall set perpendicular to the seam?  Look at the top part of the rounded nostril.  Is that small, bright area set off by a short wall to form the intersection of the nostril with the cheek?

Consider that the 3 rectangular "ridges" are exactly aligned, silhouetted against a smooth background that would not detract from the profile.

Could we be looking at the stern visage of the planetary or regional ruler?