Posted on 09/28/2013 1:04:40 PM PDT by lbryce
This post is a conglomeration of several articles, sources of information, on research that I've gathered, circumstances of which can be interpreted, lead to the conclusion of the seeming existence of two monoliths, uncovered in situations unrelated to each other.
One of the so-called monolith-shaped objects was discovered by the Mars Global Surveyor in 2009 on the planet Mars, whereas the other so-called monolith-shaped object found located on the Martian moon of Phobos in 2007.
I perused through many numerous articles to find the most straight-forward, scholarly, scientifically non-committal, links, sources of information, assiduously avoiding any histrionic, hysteria-driven conspiracy-type sources to as staples of the typical sort of website you'd expect to find just such subject matter.
Before the tsunami of expected comments begin to flood this post and engulf me with the many variations on the theme of
please let me assure you that there are enough pictures in which a determination can be made regarding the authenticity of the monolith-shaped objects, one way or another.
Please bear in mind that no one is suggesting these discoveries are in any way related to an alien civilization fostering intelligent life throughout the universe or that they have some meaning for mankind that is larger than life, that if you stare long enough at the monoliths you will imagine hearing the strains of Thus Spake Zarathustra, or that groups of opposing simian tribes will be erupting in any mob crowds any time soon.
C-SPAN: Buzz Aldrin Reveals Existence of Monolith on Mars Moon
Canada Studies Mission to Mysterious Mars Moon
Optech Incorporated, the global market leader in the development, manufacture and support of advanced, laser-based survey systems, announced today that is has been selected by the Canadian Space Agency to lead the study of a Canadian-led mission to Phobos, the largest moon of Mars. The proposed Phobos Reconnaissance and International Mars Exploration ("PRIME") mission was selected from among 12 proposals received by the Canadian Space Agency last year to be the object of a concept and feasibility study.
The focus of the study will be to outline a Canadian-led mission that could rendezvous, study and land on Phobos, one of the solar system's most mysterious objects. Scientists believe Phobos may hold clues to the origin and evolution of Mars and the solar system. Several missions by Russia and other countries have come close to Phobos, but study leader Dr. Robert (Bob) Richards, Director of Optech's Space Division, thinks that Canada and its international partners have the right stuff to get to the surface and unlock some its mysteries. "This mission would be a wonderful evolution of Canada's leadership role in planetary science and exploration to support the advancement of human knowledge of Mars and our solar system," said Dr. Richards.
Wikipedia:Image-Phobos Monolith
Wikimedia:Different Angle:Image-Mars Monolith
Daily Mail:Buzz Aldrin stokes the Mystery of the Monolith on Mars
By Daily Mail Reporter UPDATED: 04:48 EST, 6 August 2009
An image of what appears to be a mysterious rocky monument on Mars has excited space junkies around the world.
The 'monolith', was snapped from 165miles away using a special high resolution camera on board the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.
After being published on the website Lunar Explorer Italia, it set tongues wagging with space buffs questioning whether there was once life on the Red Plan
But scientists at the University of Arizona, who captured the original image, reckon it's just an unremarkable boulder, which could measure up to five metres across.
Yisrael Spinoza, a spokesman for the HiRISE department of the university's Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, gave Mail Online the original image so readers can make up their own minds.
He said: 'It would be unwise to refer to it as a "monolith" or "structure" because that implies something artificial, like it was put there by someone for example.
'In reality it's more likely that this boulder has been created by breaking away from the bedrock to create a rectangular-shaped feature.'
The image seems to resemble the black monolith that appears during key moments of man's evolution in the Stanley Kubrick film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The original image, taken last July, was published again this week on the University of Arizona's HiRISE website on the 'spotlight' page which seems to have led to the renewed interest.
'Is it possible that there used to be an ancient civilization on Mars?' former Montreal radio presenter David Tyler asked on his blog.
'Is it possible that NASA already knows the answer? Could this be the final straw for disclosure
Last but not least to demonstrate that NASA is not ignoring the phenomena, I've provided below a NASA link that purports to answer questions regarding the discovery of the monoliths in this question and answer forum.
Click Here:JPL Search:Martian Monolith
Don’t forget the first such objects discovered on our own moon in 1966: the “Blair Cuspids” — see http://www.vgl.org/webfiles/lan/cuspids/cuspids.htm
And “Jesus” on a piece of toast.
As if people know what Jesus looked like.
I’m sure Jesse Ventura has the inside scoop..... /s
yay.... Aldrin is the one who put the flag on Mars?
/s
The NSA have been able to acknowledge a form of communication to be a dialect of extra terrestrial Ebonics-based language and now finally realize how the lack of minorities in the space program with their special language skills have caused serious damage for the future of inter-galactic peace and harmony of which Obama might very well have been the biggest loser of in not having expanded the space budget to allow for astronauts of color and the inevitable loss of Mars' greatest symbol of love and brotherhood, The Fudge-Pack, Six Pack Falluss of Friendship
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/profile.cfm?Object=Mar_Phobos
Phobos and Deimos appear to be composed of C-type rock, similar to blackish carbonaceous chondrite asteroids. Observations by Mars Global Surveyor indicate that the surface of this small body has been pounded into powder by eons of meteoroid impacts, some of which started landslides that left dark trails marking the steep slopes of giant craters.
http://www.space.com/20346-phobos-moon.html
The examination of Phobos and its companion revealed more than their odd, nonspherical shapes. The two moons are dark gray in color, and heavily cratered. The moons are some of the darkest, least reflective objects in the solar system.
After observing the pair, scientists concluded that they were made of material similar to Type I or II carbonaceous chondrites, the material that makes up asteroids and dwarf planets. The composition and odd shape led some scientists to conclude that Phobos and Deimos came from the asteroid belt, with Jupiter's gravity long ago nudging them into orbit around Mars.
When extraterrestrial life reveals itself to us, it will probably have parallels to when the Spanish discovered the new world. That didn’t turn out so well for the native population.
1960: Artificial Phobos hypothesis
In a 1960 Astronautics newsletter, Singer commented on Iosif Shklovsky's hypothesis that the orbit of the Martian moon Phobos suggests that it is hollow, which implies it is of artificial origin. Singer wrote: "My conclusion there is, and here I back Shklovsky, that if the satellite is indeed spiraling inward as deduced from astronomical observation, then there is little alternative to the hypothesis that it is hollow and therefore martian made. The big "if" lies in the astronomical observations; they may well be in error. Since they are based on several independent sets of measurements taken decades apart by different observers with different instruments, systematic errors may have influenced them." Later measurements confirmed Singer's big "if" caveat: Shklovsky overestimated Phobos' rate of altitude loss due to bad early data. Photographs by probes beginning 1972 show a natural stony surface with craters. Ufologists continue to present Singer as an unconditional supporter of Shklovsky's artificial Phobos hypothesis.
BTW – I could be wrong or thinking of some other crackpot conspiracy site but I thought at one point posting links to Above Top Secret was verboten around here.
Yeah, but NASA won’t let Sheila Jackson Lee see the photos ‘cause they’re racist.
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Looks like a spent bullet. Pretty large caliber I reckon.
I think they, whomever they are, have been here for eons but an official announcement from our "rulers" is not so forthcoming. Indeed, the population might very well freak out at the prospect of our own mortality because we have a species wide spiritual malady. JMHO
‘When people find out about that they are going to say, “Who put that there? Who put that there?” Well the universe put it there, or if you choose God put it there.’ — Buzz Aldrin
In the 1960s one of those cool men’s fringe mags (either “Argosy” or “True”) had a frame from the first “dark side” photos taken by the USSR, showing some unremarkable boulders and claiming that one of them was a tall obelisk and three others (in what was described as a straight line) were shorter obelisks.
And I found this while looking for that:
http://www.unmannedspaceflight.com/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=20212
/johnny
Dumb nonsense.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2307892/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2729996/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/2729530/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/chat/1939597/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/religion/2549002/posts
More or less hollow. It’s orbit doesn’t work for a solid body the same size.
“Open the pod bay door please Hal.”
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