Art Bell examines newly released high-resolution photographs of the Face on Mars with Richard C. Hoagland and multimedia artist Kynthia, who has spent nearly two decades sculpting detailed models of the Martian formation. Art admits that upon viewing the new NASA imagery, his initial reaction was that the face argument appeared to be over. The straight-on photograph, taken at comparable lighting to the original Viking images, does not show the symmetrical features many expected.

Hoagland argues that symmetry was never his model. At a 1992 United Nations presentation, he proposed the Face as a fusion of two species, hominid on one side and feline on the other, similar to the Egyptian Sphinx. He points to the Skeptical Inquirer's recent acknowledgment that his lion-head interpretation should not be ridiculed. Kynthia explains how wind erosion and sand deposits account for the differing textures on each side of the formation, and compares the dual-image technique to Mayan split-face sculpture traditions documented by researcher George Haas.

Art remains unconvinced by the visual evidence but acknowledges the mathematical alignments Hoagland presents between Cydonia and Giza. The audience response runs roughly 50-50 on whether the formation is artificial. Hoagland reports that separate political sources confirm rumors of a potential manned Mars mission announcement from the Bush White House.