Planets Over Easter Island . ... Credit Copyright: Magnus Galfalk ( Stockholm Observatory ) Explanation: It isn't every day that planets line up behind a stone giant. ... For another, it helps to be on Easter Island , where over 800 large stone statues exist. The Easter Island statues , stand, on the average, over twice as tall as a person and have over 200 times as much mass. ... Pictured above, the Moon , Venus , and Mars can be seen behind Ahu Tahai , a famous Easter Island statue. ...