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Among the many collectibles inStarfield, the snow globes have been piquing the interest of spacefarers quite a lot.Most of these snow globes are related to a book or some piece of information that leads you to their location.
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Others, however, aren’t very easy to find, including the much discussedCydonia snow globe onMars. After some thorough searching, the Cydonia snow globe has been finally discovered, along with a quest that leads you to it. The following guide provides detailed instructions on finding the Cydonia snow globe on Mars.
Finding The Related Quest
To find the quest/activity related to locating the Cydonia snow globe,begin by traveling to Cydonia City on Mars. Once you pass through the “Welcome to Cydonia” entrance gate, head to the mining pit. Before heading down to the pit, you’ll first reach a platform overlooking the mining pit.Look for a large model of a face on the left side of the platform. This face is areferenceto the popular ‘Face on Mars’ theory.
The face model has a plaque on it that reads “Face on Mars, history of Cydonia, touch here.“When you interact with the face on Mars, a message will appear on your screen, providing the history behind the famous Face of Mars.
Usually, when finding such information, the game adds a quest to your quest log, butthis doesn’t happen in the case of the Face on Mars. It’s believed to be a bug, which Bethesda may fix in a future patch.
Nevertheless, since you’re reading this guide, you’re able to still collect the corresponding snow globe without having to rely on a dedicated quest.
Cydonia Snow Globe Location
When you land at Cydonia spaceport,the Cydonia city lies directly in front of you, and to the right is a large hill, which is your destination. This hill is, in fact, the actual the Face on Mars, embedded into the ground.
Traversing this hill can be quite tricky due to its scale, butthere are certain cues you can refer to when searching for the snow globe. The image above represents the Face of Mars captured from a manipulated camera angle, which the vanilla version of the game doesn’t allow you to do. As shown in the image,the eye sockets of the face are in different colors - red and black.
The Cydonia snow globe is located in the left eye socket, the one that is in the black color. The snow globe is also closer to the nose bridge.
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How To Reach The Snow Globe
There are two ways how you may reach the Cydonia snow globe:
Once you reach the left eye socket of the face on Mars, you will notice that the sand color has changed from red to black. Now, pull up yourscannerand look around the area, searching for the snow globe, which will be highlighted on the scanner with a distinct outline.
