text: After the first image was shown to the public in 1976 it became a national hit in America. The Face on Mars has become a pop icon since that day. It was in books, magazines, radio talk shows, and even a Hollywood film! There have also been a lot of arguments about what the face actually is. In 2001 there was another picture taken of the same face and it became clear to the scientists and the public that the face is a natural landform.