Guys, here’s some of the better stuff that most of you on ATS may not have seen. Some of them in fact have never been seen before!

All these images have been reproduced from the Mars album of Mikesingh (who was a popular member on ATS once upon a time).

Now there is that theory that Mars probably was inhabited several hundred thousand years ago and the civilization disappeared gradually as most of the water and atmosphere slowly disappeared. If that was the case then these anomalies seen in the images lend credence to this theory as most do seem to have been made by design thousands of years ago.

But if there was nobody out there ever, then we can safely conclude that these are natural oddities of nature.

Whatever the case may be, take a peek at these weird formations seen in the images most of which have been discovered from HiRISE/MGS images as well as from the University of Arizona. As per the description in the album, the Cydonia anomalies have been identified from the custom processed 150 Mb Mars Express image H3253 from Keith Laney Space Imaging.

Now, if Mars indeed harbored life a million years ago, it would probably have looked like this:



But now:



Are what you’re about to see in these images, vestiges of a lost civilization or just natural rock formations on Mars? Most likely the latter. Whatever, they’re intriguing nonetheless! Enjoy!



































All images courtesy: Mikesingh

well i wouldnt know but isnt there a phrase for that `parelia` or something where your eye sees what it wants?

Mmmmmmmmm...................I know that people's eyes see what they want to see, but the photo of the dome and the long wall that leads to the object that looks similar to a skull is very interesting.........would be great to get a much closer and sharper image to see what it really is.............but interesting....cheers

Ok, I've gotta admit, these are really neat and a lot of them don't immediately invoke the "those are just rocks I don't see anything special" feeling that these types of threads usually stir up with me. A few of those Cydonia region pictures are very intriguing indeed...

Pic #12 looks like the top of a dam wall .#14 Looks like lettering at the top of the pic.
I've seen a lot of these pictures of Mars and I believe some are just the viewers imagination, but some are just too convincing. I really don't know what to believe. I do think it's strange NASA picks the most remote areas to land for samples. Why not land near some mountains and areas of interest or at least get high resolution pics. Not just some low res, grainy flyby.

There are people who postulate that human life began on Mars, and later came to earth because Mars could no longer support them. An interesting theory, considering Mars is quite prevalent historically. Somewhere I also read that "As above, so below" was, among other things, a reference to Mars above(from our skies), and the earth below. Meaning the earth is now what Mars once was. And that some of our megalithic monuments were meant to be mirror images of those on the planet we once called home.

The images? I find them intriguing. But I guess we'll never really know until those in the know, decide to tell us.

This one is pretty intriguing! Looks like an airstrip with the accompanying infrastructure! Reminds me of the Nazca lines.

One needs to look at it in detail to pick out the geometrical designs...



Amazing stuff!

Originally posted by carlsmith
well i wouldnt know but isnt there a phrase for that `parelia` or something where your eye sees what it wants?

Yeah I was just looking up that word (I keep forgetting how it's said and spelled0 Pareidolia I believe is the proper spelling even though spell check is flagging it.. I spelled it right though.

Sounds like Pear-e-ah-dole-ya? I looked it up on yourtube as well.. to hear the proper pronunciation.

sorry, I don't know how to use those proper latin (Phonetics) pronunciation


as for the photos on front page of this thread.. 13 is really odd. Where exactly can I find that one. and 14 is cool but could be a meteorite sliding or skidding? (i think one is on the Earth's moon) and 15 is also interesting. looks very much like a former building foundation crumbling away.

I'm also interested in that rectangular rock found by one of the rovers not far from it's landing spot.. people say it looked like a board plant of wood. and there are what look like near perfectly concrete stepping stones or foundation around it.

Originally posted by ColonelSF
This one is pretty intriguing! Looks like an airstrip with the accompanying infrastructure! Reminds me of the Nazca lines.

One needs to look at it in detail to pick out the geometrical designs...

Amazing stuff!

edit on 1-8-2012 by ColonelSF because: (no reason given)

I used to live close to a mine shaft region for coal and sand. this looks like a man (or humanoid) made road. it doesn't look natural that I know of on earth. The edging looks natural, like water or rain eroded it.. there is probably stuff like that near the Colorado river or snake river or near Grand Canyons.. but the flat area looks almost like a bulldozer shaved it for a road to be used for a quarry.

Some people would deny their hair being on fire if it was on fire and claim people will see only what they want to see,

im all for pareidolia, but.....
there are a lot of geometric shapes in those photo's. a lot.
i know nature can produce the most amazing shapes and patterns.
but the photo's above if nothing else certainly get the mind wondering

Apparently the reptilian race have a big base on Mars
located underground

Those anomalies are real