MRO | Possible Derelict Pyramidal Structure Found in Melas Chasma on Mars

BACKGROUND:
The photograph analyzed here (ESP_038813_1685) was acquired by NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) HiRISE Camera on 06 November 2014 and is described as ‘Dark Material with Layers and Ripple Interaction in Melas Chasma.’

ANALYSIS:
Featured here is what we speculate might be a pyramidal structure in ruin. It has six steep sides and a small rectangular apex consisting of rows of similar megalithic blocks. The larger structure is approximately 590 metres wide whereas the rectangular apex is about eighty five metres across.

If we had a side view of this anomaly we speculate it might look similar in appearance to the Pyramid of Amenemhat III (the black pyramid).

My friend, Amine in France, discovered this anomaly and asked me to take a closer look at it.

As always, until we get to see these anomalies up close and personal, I can only speculate as to what these objects might be.

THE ANOMALIES ON MARS:
Following is an elevated view of the site as seen in Google Earth Pro (with the Mars option in the main menu selected):

Elevated view of the site as seen in Google Earth Pro (click for larger image)
Elevated view of the site as seen in Google Earth Pro (click for larger image)

Following is a cropped image taken from the original MRO HiRISE JP2 photograph as well as a close-up view of the anomaly upscaled using Topaz Labs’ Gigapixel (more about Gigapixel below).

Close-up view zoomed-out, not to scale (click for larger image)
Close-up view zoomed-out, not to scale (click for larger image)
Close-up view (click for larger image at actual size 1:1 scale)
Close-up view (click for larger image at actual size 1:1 scale)
Outline indicating the geometry of the anomaly (click for larger image)
Outline indicating the geometry of the anomaly (click for larger image)
The rows of megalithic blocks at the apex of the structure (click for larger image)
The rows of megalithic blocks at the apex of the structure (click for larger image)

SIMILAR PYRAMIDAL STRUCTURE ON EARTH:
Following is a similar pyramidal structure found here on Earth. Shown is the Pyramid-of-Amenemhat-III (The Black Pyramid) and Sneferu’s Pyramid (The Bent Pyramid):

The Black Pyramid (click for larger image)
The Black Pyramid (click for larger image)
The Black Pyramid (click for larger image)
The Black Pyramid (click for larger image)
The Black Pyramid, top view (click for larger image)
The Black Pyramid, top view (click for larger image)

MY YOUTUBE VIDEO:
MRO | Possible Derelict Pyramidal Structure Found in Melas Chasma on Mars:

ORIGINAL NASA SOURCE:
https://www.uahirise.org/ESP_038813_1685

https://hirise-pds.lpl.arizona.edu/download/PDS/RDR/ESP/ORB_038800_038899/ESP_038813_1685/ESP_038813_1685_RED.JP2

GIGAPAN:
https://megalithicmars.com/images/2025/ESP_038813_1685_1-topaz-2x.png

HiVIEW JP2 PHOTOGRAPH VIEWER:
Download the NASA JP2 photograph viewer at the link below should you want to open and view the JP2 photograph:
https://pirlwww.lpl.arizona.edu/software/HiView/download.php

IMAGE UPSCALING:
To see more examples of how well this image upscaler works and to read about the technology used please refer to the following web page:
https://www.topazlabs.com/gigapixel

Topaz Labs’ Gigapixel is not the run-of-the-mill free AI image upscaler. It is an expensive piece of sophisticated software used in studios and by professional photographers around the world, even NASA uses Topaz Labs upscaling technology.

RESEARCHER, PRODUCER AND DESIGNER: Jean Ward
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DISCLAIMER:
Many or all of the anomalies/artefacts covered in this presentation may be naturally occurring geological features caused by some type of geological processes, however due to the lack of specific information from the source we can only speculate whether these are all natural or some artificial in nature.

In cases where I say an anomaly looks like something I’m attempting to clarify what I see and not specifically that the anomaly is what I say it looks like.

My intention is only to share anomalies I’ve discovered on Mars and not to convince anyone that there is or was a civilization on Mars.

As Will Farrar from WhatsUpInTheSky says: “I see what I see, you see what you see.”

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