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Face of Jesus Found In Sand Dune

Posted by Alex Turnbull, Tuesday, 5th July 2005

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Well it’s gotta be Jesus, right? I mean that dude’s forever popping up in toast/paint/fungus etc. so why should sand dunes be any different?

Face in sand dune

Many thanks to Mick D and Greg Day.

69 Responses to 'Face of Jesus Found In Sand Dune'

  1. Scott says:

    and i thought that Jesus in my muffin was important. of course the girl at Starbucks can put a face of Jesus in my espresso. makes me feel special.

    http://www.boingboing.net/2005/03/16/latte_foam_art_snaps.html http://www.flickr.com/photos/tonx/sets/48921/

  2. Winterfresh says:

    Oh man… that’s something. I mean, sure, the occasional slice of toast is understandable.. but Jesus must really be reaching out to the Google Maps users here! :O

  3. carl says:

    It’s mary that’s always showing up in those things

  4. rb says:

    ‘t’s mary that’s always showing up in those things’ no its not. its so Jesus.

  5. ajith says:

    poor thing, looks like he’s trying hard to tell something.

  6. marsh says:

    I’m going to sell that pic on ebay! i’m rich!

  7. Raoul says:

    Giant cheesy toasts from outerspace !!!!!! Run !

  8. NoJhan says:

    Hey man, its not Jesus, its Buddha, for sure.

  9. Ben says:

    Seriously, whoever owns that piece of land could make BIG money

  10. mr says:

    somehow this reminds me of The hitchhiker’s guide to the galaxy … Probably Slartibartfast designed this place :)

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slartibartfast#Slartibartfast

  11. Michael says:

    How do you find this sort of thing?

  12. Will Burnham says:

    It looks more like Gandalf the Wizard to me.

  13. Destroy says:

    It seems like Leonardo Da Vinci!! Damn, he left messages in his paintings, in every piece of art and even in the dunes!! :D

  14. gaelf says:

    is santa claus!!

  15. Adam R Hodge says:

    ok, but, what is it really?

  16. Its called the “Perfil de Jesucristo” Jesus Christ’s Profile, manmade. Cuzco was central to Inca sun-god worship, and since Christianity made it to Peru, home to annual extreme neo-catholic ritual passion-play processions. here Its in Cosco, Peru (Cuzco) http://www.sweetmarias.com/peru.gif

  17. Xertus says:

    thats wicked!

  18. the correct answer says:

    PAINT SHOP !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

  19. OtterEven says:

    Hmmmm…….. could be Jesus, although to me it looks more like John Lennon.

    Being in Peru, perhaps it’s Simon Bolivar.

    Otter

  20. Boudewijn says:

    Dude, thanks for tracking down my uncle Sam. I’ve been looking all over for him…

  21. nooki says:

    it looks like an old native woman. You guys just WANT to see Jesus.

  22. Joe says:

    Looks more like Leonardo DaVinci to me.

  23. boohiss says:

    Actually looks like Ted Nugent.

  24. sf says:

    Looks like Osama Bin Laden to me…..

  25. drw says:

    Hey, that’s Tim Leary there!

  26. murth says:

    That ain’t Jesus, that’s Ki-Adi-Mundi!

    MTFBWY

  27. Elek says:

    what… thats not jesus.. i know jesus … he has a top hat and a nice suit which he wears when hes drinking his fine wines. its just a face… well i guess thats enough for some people

  28. osama b.l. says:

    That’s me. Osama. You found me. I give up.

  29. Some Guy says:

    It looks like one eye is open and the other is closed. And the nose seems to be fractured.

  30. Alex says:

    8 comments in 39 minutes on a 3-month-old post? Hey guys! Where are you all coming from?!

  31. Jesus says:

    And here I thought I’d found a good hiding place.

    http://www.boingboing.net/2005/10/17/jesusinasanddune.html

  32. lakerfan says:

    All of you are going straight to hell for putting down Jesus!!!

  33. Jesus says:

    And another thing… how do you all know what I look like?

  34. murth says:

    All of you are going straight to the Dark Side for putting down Ki-Adi-Mundi!!!

  35. enzo says:

    why dont u post the coordinates of the image… so we can see for ourselves

  36. Gomer says:

    FAKE. Look at the Google watermarks for a clue…

  37. byrd says:

    Will Burnham is right, it’s Gandolf the Gray

    But damn you Will for being right first!!!

  38. me says:

    Not Fake, Go to google earth or maps.google.com and enter in -16.337, -71.959 and you will see Jebus.

  39. More Cristian HOOOEEEYYYY….

    In fact, it’s none other than Frank Zappa! And he ain’t no God.

  40. Jay Gameg says:

    Yeah, right.

  41. Aharon says:

    The phenomena of perceiving faces in nature is called Pareidolia.

  42. John says:

    Why Jesus? so many gods to remind…

  43. Hatem says:

    Someone here have seen the “Face of Jesus” to say this ?!

  44. tilghman guy says:

    Google is Blessed, allright.

  45. Stallone says:

    See the broken nose? Thats Rocky Balboa. Catch me in Rocky VI!

  46. Pandamania says:

    You guys are just funny.. Do you even know who is the real God? Do you even know who is Jesus?

  47. murth says:

    The Flying Spaghetti Monster is the real God. Jesus is a figment of Flavius Josephus’ imagination. And for the last time…

    Ki-Adi-Mundi is in that freaking rock.

  48. Snipe says:

    What if it is one of the faces of Jenova? I mean, we have been depleting the planet of it’s MAKO energy for quite some time.