text: Many people will argue that the mesa on Mars is a face. Although it may look like a face, it isn't. In paragraph 1 it says, "Scientists figured it was just another Martian mesa, common around Cydonia..." This quote tells us that the scientists were used to seeing these large landforms around the region. NASA wouldn't release these images if they thought aliens were involved. The object you see in the picture is simply a landform with shadows in just the right spot.