Activity – Paolo – The Giza Forum (Legacy)

Paolo posted an update 4 years, 12 months ago

Can you spot the City on Mars?

https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/jpeg/PIA14462.jpg

Center, just to the left, along that center ridgeline. Wow!
- Foglamp replied 4 years, 12 months ago
  Looks like Mars-a-Lago!
- Allen S replied 4 years, 11 months ago
  You have the eyes of an eagle. It is frustrating that no one ever displays a distance scales (or dates) just about every where. I recall spending minutes on an image I thought to be miles in scale only to learn by accident – later – that it was about 20 feet!
  - Diane M. replied 4 years, 11 months ago
    I agree – how can one make a proper judgment without knowing the scale?
    - Paolo replied 4 years, 11 months ago
      
      Do I really need to know the scale? These are structures. They have a square symmetry, laid out in a grid pattern. Have you ever seen this in nature? Mars was destroyed by, among other things, a massive nuclear blast. Look at the pictures, aerial photos of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. You don’t need to see the scale to understand that that was once a city. Probably foundations or remains of structures that were once there. To me, like the Mars-ah-lago comment, it looks like a resort next to a shoreline.
      
      Allen S replied 4 years, 11 months ago
      
      Yes you do. I can and have seen related patterns in my backyard and from 30 thousand feet (cones, squares patterns and shadows, etc,). Why deny crucial information and tools to other?
      
      Apparently my example of mistaking a broken sewer pipe from that of a mountain range with patterned buildings & associated light & shadows. More information is needed. Not less. Saves time and errors.My years associated with aviation and engineering come in handy in this regard.
  - Paolo replied 4 years, 11 months ago
    I posted the direct link, because it was easier to do that, get you directly into the picture. Of course, that left many questions open. Therefore, here is the link to the JPL site:
    https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA14462
    Taken by MRO, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, 2011-07-15. I think there is a tool that will allow you to see the scale on the website link
    - Paolo replied 4 years, 11 months ago
      
      Original Caption Released with Image:
      The suggested area in this observation is characterized by a group of cones, shield-like features, and round mounds. They are a few hundred meters to kilometers in diameter but their heights are unknown.