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Aerial Photographs Reveal Mysterious Faces Etched into the Landscape

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We see faces everywhere – on our morning toast, in a field full of flowers, or on Mars – thanks to a psychological phenomenon called pareidolia. But there are hundreds of faces on Google Earth, too. Here are some of the most amazing ones.

Abraham Lincoln without his hat

(via Pictzz)

The Badlands Guardian in Alberta, Canada

“Face of God” in Peru, few years ago and another face above it

(via Google System)

A ghostly face in Ohio

Near Novoye, Russia

Near Mt. McKinley, Alaska

Face of Jesus near Püspökladány, Hungary

Qinghai, China

The bearded man in Alberta, Canada

Magadan Oblast, Russia

Hook, Hampshire, England

North of Bilsington, Kent, England

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The screenshots are from Google Maps, and most of the coordinates are from Onformative’s FaceTracker.

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