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New Bizarre Images By NASA Of Mars Expose Strange Formations That Hint At Past Life
Mars’ surface appears to be a barren, crimson wasteland. However, upon closer inspection, the ruins of an old extraterrestrial civilization start to emerge.
George J. Haas, the founder and chief scientist of the Mars research team known as The Cydonia Institute, at least thinks so.
In ‘The Great Architects of Mars,’ Haas examined dozens of images of buildings on the Martian surface that he believes were created by humans.
These include keyhole-shaped formations, pyramids, and even a parrot-like one.
These formations could be the remains of once-great cities, tall pyramids, enormous geoglyphs, and more, the author claims.
According to Haas, geometry is a sign of civilization. He has painstakingly examined NASA photos of the Martian surface for over 30 years in an effort to find geometric patterns and characteristics that nature cannot account for.
As an artist with formal training, Haas is able to discern the minute distinctions between a naturally occurring shape and a purposefully created object.
“You don’t have to be a geologist to know the difference between a rock and a sculpture — something that’s geometric,” he told DailyMail.com.
But according to scientists, Haas’ assertions are the product of “pareidolia,” a common brain disorder in which people recognize faces in seemingly random patterns or images.
“Sometimes we see faces that aren’t really there,” explained Robin Kramer, Senior Lecturer in the School of Psychology, at University of Lincoln, in an article for The Conversation.
“You may be looking at the front of a car or a burnt piece of toast when you notice a face-like pattern.”
“This is called face pareidolia and is a mistake made by the brain’s face detection system.”
Nevertheless, Haas is certain that the structures in the pictures demonstrate that life exists on Mars.
1. The keyhole
A strange feature on the surface of Libya Montes, a region of great elevation on Mars, was photographed by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) satellite in 2011.
A wedge-shaped formation and an associated circular dome make up the raised structure’s two primary components. When combined, they form a giant exclamation point.
“Traditionally, the basic shape of a conjoined wedge and dome formation are commonly referred to as a keyhole,” Haas wrote.
He was drawn to the ‘exquisite’ geometry of this peculiar landform in 2013.
The keyhole’s geometry and symmetry imply that it may have been cleverly constructed, according to a formal examination of the keyhole that Haas and a number of colleagues published in the Journal of Space Exploration three years later.
Without considering that possibility, “there’s no way you can explain that keyhole formation,” Haas said.
“While there are known geological mechanisms that are capable of creating and destroying the individual angles and planes presented in this formation, the natural creation of two opposing geometrically designed formations seems to go well beyond the probability of chance,” the author explained.
Haas also drew attention to the keyhole’s resemblance to structures built by Middle Eastern, Japanese, and New World cultures, including Japan’s Kofun Tomb.
2. Parrot geoglyph
Independent researcher Wilmer Faust observed a peculiar structure in a Mars Global Surveyor photograph of the Argyre Basin, a major impact crater, in 2002.
He presented the picture to Haas and his associates at The Cydonia Institute, pointing out characteristics in the terrain of the region that resembled a head with an eye and beak, a body formed like a mound, a leg and foot, and an extended feathered wing.
“After seeing the image, I immediately saw the parrot formation,” Haas noted.
Since then, this strange construction has been referred to as the “parrot geoglyph” or “Parrotopia.”
A geoglyph is a sizable pattern or picture created on the ground with stones, gravel, earthen mounds, or other organic materials.
Similar to when you see a face in the clouds, the human brain has a tendency to search for recognizable patterns in abstract shapes. The parrot geoglyph, however, is distinct.
“[Cloud shapes] are usually just silhouettes,” Haas explained. “They don’t have a lot of secondary or tertiary detail. There’s no eyes, there’s no irises, there’s no eyelids, there’s no eyebrows… That’s what we have with the parrot.”
“It’s got 22 points of anatomical correctness… It’s a sculpture, it’s a work of art,” Haas contended. Five different veterinarians, including an avian specialist, confirmed the lifelike anatomy of this Martian structure, the author added.
Geoglyphs can be found all over the world, including in the US, Peru, Israel, England, and Australia.
But according to Haas, no geoglyphs on Earth can match the precise detail of the parrot on Mars.
3. The Sagan pyramids
In 1972, NASA’s Mariner 9 spacecraft took a picture of unusual formations in the Elysium area, the planet’s second-largest volcanic region, while surveying the planet’s surface and collecting data on its atmosphere.
Amid impact craters and steep-sided volcanic cones, these triangular, three-sided pyramids were a striking sight. They would dwarf even the biggest pyramids on Earth, standing on average over 3,200 feet (ca. 1 km) tall and almost 10,000 feet (ca. 3 km) wide.
Prominent astronomer Carl Sagan was drawn to the pyramids and hypothesized that they might have formed from massive piles of rock and soil that were blasted into pyramid shapes by strong winds and abrasive sand.
However, even the late astronomer recognized that in order to truly identify these formations and their development process, scientists would need to watch them closely.
Although Haas does not discount Sagan’s theory, he believes that intelligent beings might have constructed these pyramids and points out that there is some evidence that suggests ancient life may have existed in this area of Mars.
“Recent data suggests that volcanic activity may have occurred as recently as 53,000 years ago, creating an environment that was suitable for supporting life,” Haas said. “Water had also left its mark on the region in the form of riverbeds and canyons.”
Furthermore, according to Haas, naturally occurring pyramid formations typically have a cone shape and no faces of comparable sizes.
And although they are quite uncommon on Earth, three-sided pyramids do occur. One of them is located in Area 51, a top-secret military installation located just 65 miles (ca. 105 km) north of Las Vegas, Nevada. The Nevada National Security Site’s Big Explosives Experimental Facility includes this pyramid.
“I believe it is fair to say that this triangular formation looks a lot like the three-sided pyramid that Sagan saw in the original Mariner 9 images,” Haas noted.
4. The Martian Atlantis Complex
Deep valleys and sections of blocky, steep-sided mesas are features of Mars’ Atlantis Chaos region, which is found in the southern hemisphere of the planet.
According to the European Space Agency (ESA), scientists generally believe that this landscape was created by the gradual erosion of a formerly continuous solid plateau.
However, Greg Orme of the Society for Planetary SETI Research noted in 2019 that remnants of a “tightly-knit grid of cellular formations” were found in a portion of the Atlantis Chaos zone seen in a NASA photograph.
After examining the picture more closely, independent researcher Javed Raza started pointing out linear structures that seemed to be a component of a “massive city-like complex.”
“Raza suggested that the arrangements of these evenly spaced foundations with broken walls and towers are typical of the kind of remains one would see in built-up areas on Earth,” Haas wrote.
The whole ‘city complex’ can be split into two separate ‘twin’ cities, one Eastern and one Western, according to additional analysis.
The Eastern metropolis’s cubic grid layout is similar to the remnants of mudbrick and stone adobe homes that were constructed all throughout the midwestern United States and in Al-Ula, Saudi Arabia, a thriving metropolis that was mostly abandoned in the 1980s.
Berlin, another earthly metropolis, is comparable to the Western City. In particular, a tiny portion of this Martian landscape is similar to a World War II bombed-out region of the German city.
5. The starburst structure
Haas noticed a peculiar-looking feature while examining ESA photos of the Nepenthes Mensae region of Mars, a rough, flat-topped plateau in the eastern hemisphere of the planet.
“With five radiating arms that stretch out like a giant starfish,” the elevated portion of land looked like an uneven star.
“There is a large mound positioned at its northernmost point and three smaller mounds of various sizes located at its center. The formation projects so much energy in its shape and design that I have titled it Starburst,” Haas said.
According to the author, the Starburst resembles a star fort with triangle bastions at each corner, which were typical in America during the Civil War and colonization eras as well as in Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries.
“Many of these star-shaped fortifications included interior buildings and had raised platforms within their main structure allowing military fire over the main ramparts,” he explained.
Fort Henry, which was constructed on the eastern bank of the Tennessee River in 1861 to protect the river and the vital railroad link between Bowling Green, Kentucky, and Memphis, Tennessee, is very similar to the Starburst.
“When Fort Henry is compared to the Starburst structure found on Mars their common polygonal star design is remarkably similar,” Haas continued.
“Notice the various sizes and shapes of the extending bastions of Fort Henry and its truncated star point at the tip. It is this truncated section of Fort Henry that looks very similar to the blunted star point observed on the Starburst structure on Mars.”
Uncovering a lost alien civilization
Interesting questions concerning the origins of several formations on the Martian surface are brought up by Haas’ research.
However, a much closer examination would be required by experts to validate his hypothesis that these structures are the remains of an old alien civilization.
Despite the fact that humans have never set foot on the Red Planet, it might happen in the upcoming ten years.
“Elon [Musk] wants to go there next year,” Haas said. Indeed, the SpaceX Chief Executive has set an ambitious goal of launching the first uncrewed Starship mission to Mars in 2026, and hopes to send astronauts there by 2029.
When humans settle on the Red Planet, Haas expects that scientists will be able to start looking at some of these odd structures to find out how they were created.
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