After multiple attempts to image the Cydonia region of Mars, Europe's spacecraft, the Mars Express, finally obtained some remarkable high-resolution images of the area.

Below we see a new perspective taken of the 'Face on Mars', which still retains many of its controversial and intriguing features.

"These images of the Cydonia region on Mars are truly spectacular," said Dr Agustin Chicarro, ESA Mars Express Project Scientist. "They not only provide a completely fresh and detailed view of an area famous to fans of space myths worldwide, but also provide an impressive close-up over an area of great interest for planetary geologists, and show once more the high capability of the Mars Express camera."

The ESA website also notes that the array of nearby structures has been interpreted by some space enthusiasts as artificial landscapes, such as potential pyramids and even a disintegrated city. The idea that the planet might have once been home to intelligent beings has since inspired the imagination of many Mars fans, and has been expressed in numerous, more-or-less serious, newspaper articles as well as in science-fiction literature and on many Web pages.

In addition to the well-known 'face' and 'pyramids,' ESA released this amazing Mars Express image, showing what it regards as a naturally skull-shaped structure.

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