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Christmas might not be an earthbound holiday, according to a startling image from the surface of Mars taken by a European Space Agency satellite.
The ESA s Mars Express captured what looks like an angel, complete with halo and wings, near the Red Planet s southern pole.
The satellite s high-resolution stereo camera also snapped what looks like a stylized heart by the angel s side.
The ethereal images are merely coincidental, the agency insists, caused by geological features unique to the polar region.
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The ESA s Mars Express captured what looks like an angel, complete with halo and wings, near the Red Planet s southern pole. The ethereal shape is visible, the agency says, because of the pattern and composition of nearby dune fields, which are rich in dark, rocky minerals
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Scientists operating the European Space Agency s (ESA s) spacecraft encountered the angelic anomaly while exploring the Red Planet s south pole. At first glance, the figure might be mistaken for a snow angel photographed here on Earth. But the deep red sands and eggnog-coloured dunes surrounding the figure are a dead giveaway of its true location.