pryamids on mars

[potterfan3]

is there pyramids on mars

[Escher]

No.

You have probabally seen some conspiracy theories about Aliens building pyramids on Mars, started after viewing some legitimate photos from a Mars orbiter taken in the 1970's. The photos were taken at a time of day where the shadows on some rock formations made them look like they could be pyramids.

The area has been photographed more recently using better cameras, at times with no shadows, and the rock formations are certainly not pyramids. 

There are however, many interesting features on the surface of Mars which although explained away by being formed by natural processes, still have associated mysteries to exactly how (ie lots of water formed features, but no water on the surface now).

Please check out the JPL marsrover web site for some stunning surface images.

[KebabMeister]

No, that's my kebab shop :)

[MargeB]

Escher, you can't point the finger at people with crazy theories, you with your messed up drawings of stairs and stuff. What was that all about? You messed with my head with all those crazy pictures.

[spikeybob]

C,mon people do you think that NASA are going to come straight out and say they have found something on Mars like everything they do it will be hushed up and investigated by them only to try and gain an advantage. The famous face on Mars is a fine example ( it was leaked by an employee by the way ) when thay had to admit to it they said it was just a trick of the light when they sent another probe up they asked the scientific community where would they like the probe to fly over to photograph but they refused and said it was not worth it if you want to search for it look for words "cydonia" which is the name given to an area on Mars with pyramids which are in the same alignment as the Giza pyramids in Egypt 

[themodgrover]

its pretty unlikely i'd say. in fact i'd say its utter, paranoia induced gubbins- like most of these nutty things.

I think chance and randomness are the big universial factors and the conspiracy's are a wy for peole to make some sort of sense of that which is essentially senseless.

[Escher]

I don't want to get into the conspiracy theory, oh yes it is, oh no it isnt etc discussion about the Mars face (I deliberately avoided it when posting my answer about the pyramids);

BUT, the face has been revisted and photographed and radar scanned lots since the 70's and NASA and Malin have some very good sites on it. It's a facinating feature and stands out, but it just a natural hunk of rock. I do love a good conspiracy theory, I think it's important to question everything and not accept anyones word on anything without some thought. But, the face theory doesn't stand up (its just a mountain) and NASA would be overjoyed to share the discovery of an alien artefact with the world, but don't take my word for it, I suppose I am biased in my work :-)

PS, sorry about the freaky pictures Marge, but I just can't stop doing them!

[MargeB]

sure seems like it. Especially that 'globe in hand one'...oooh.

[Jacobean]

No, but there's proabably a branch of Mcdonalds.

[steevee]

There are no pyramids on Mars, but I ate a Toblerone once and it was full of them.