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The name, shape and orientation of the face is a reference to the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cydonia_(Mars) Cydonia rock formation] on Mars. This formation gained widespread attention when it resembled a human face in photographs taken by the Viking 1 probe in 1976. | |||
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Kydonia Knolls
- Type
- Landmark
- Within
- Northern Mare Lamentorum
“This lifelike face of enormous scale appears to peek out from the surface of Mare Lamentorum. Obviously no natural formation, it is nevertheless unknown who carved this piece, or indeed, whose features it is meant to resemble. One thing is certain: the model would not find the depiction particularly flattering.
— Encyclopaedia Eorzea Volume III, p. 144
Kydonia Knolls is a landmark in Northern Mare Lamentorum, Mare Lamentorum.
Additional Information
The name, shape and orientation of the face is a reference to the Cydonia rock formation on Mars. This formation gained widespread attention when it resembled a human face in photographs taken by the Viking 1 probe in 1976.