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Why Do We Keep Seeing Crazy Stuff On Mars?

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clock-iconPUBLISHEDSeptember 6, 2015

Why Do We Keep Seeing Crazy Stuff On Mars?

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Is that a woman watching the Curiosity Rover as it takes pictures of Mars? NASA/Mars Rover.

Jesus’ face on a cheese toastie and a rat on Mars – why do humans see things that aren’t really there?

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The answer is pareidolia, a psychological phenomenon that causes humans to find the familiar in the unfamiliar. But why and how does this happen?

Check out the video by SciShow to found out.

 

 
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ORIGINALLY PUBLISHEDSeptember 6, 2015

Written by Danielle Andrew

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