Category: Ancient Sculptures, Statues and Monuments on Mars

BACKGROUND:
The photograph analyzed here was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 4098 (2024-02-15 17:41:53 UTC).

ANALYSIS:
I present the grey-scale photograph as well as the debayered full-colour image that has been processed from the raw, monochrome data captured by the digital camera’s sensor available on the Analyst’s Notebook (NASA Planetary Data System website).

Furthermore I feature multiple anomalies with a metallic-like appearance. Seen is a part shaped like a container, ripped on the one side with what looks like a pipe coupling on the other side. Another part looks like ripped sheet metal. Some of these are very smooth and seem to be reflective. There is also strange part that looks sculpted, almost in the shape of a head and face (pareidolia perhaps, but this item is totally out-of-place).

Could this possibly be wreckage from a failed Mars mission that we are not aware of, perhaps a destroyed sculpture, or something else?

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 ANOMALY ON MARS:
Following is the photograph taken by the rover as well a close-up view of the anomaly:

IMAGE UPSCALES
The images below show the anomalies upscaled using Gigapixel:

GIGAPAN:
The Gigapan is an upscaled image x3 original size:
https://megalithicmars.com/images/2025/4098mr1053630232003315c00_drcx_0PCT-topaz-3x.png

MY YOUTUBE VIDEO:
ROVER CURIOSITY | Possible Wreckage or Debris (Sol 4098):

ORIGINAL NASA SOURCE:
https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1298557/?site=msl

ANALYST’S NOTEBOOK::
Source of debayered full-colour image that has been processed from the raw, monochrome data captured by the digital camera’s sensor (see video for full details):
https://an.rsl.wustl.edu/

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/topaz-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
https://megalithicmars.com
https://x.com/JeanWardMars
https://www.youtube.com/JeanWard

https://www.raptorzone.co.za
https://wxsat.raptorzone.co.za

IMPORTANT NOTE:
My Intro and Outro Theme (including the soundtrack), Social Media Profile Pic/Logo and Theme are copyright. None of the graphics (including the soundtrack) may be copied and used without my permission.

Should my work and research material be used, include the reference to the source:

“Jean Ward, Independent Mars Researcher: https://www.youtube.com/jeanward”

My work and research is public domain and free but I do ask that I’m credited when my work is used.

CONTRIBUTIONS (PayPal):
Your contribution, no matter how small, will help me to cover my Internet fees which include broadband access and hosting of my Blog. The NASA photographs I download for my research are huge thus the need for broadband, high data access. Your support is very highly appreciated:
https://www.paypal.me/JeanWardYouTube

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.”

FAIR USE NOTICE:
This presentation might contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not specifically been authorized by the copyright owner/s. I distribute this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107. Please contact me with any copyright issue/s.

BACKGROUND:
The photograph analyzed here was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 64 (2012-10-10 16:50:32 UTC).

ANALYSIS:
Featured here is a machine-like part consisting of three layers or parts, the top part looks almost like a hatch or lid, then there is the strange pipe sticking off the side.

The researcher, Richard Hoagland and team, originally discovered this item which is also featured in my friend and Executive Producer, Brian Dobbs’ documentary Blue Planet Red. Tim Saunders reverse engineered this item and designed a 3D model of it. I encourage you to watch the documentary to see the result. Tim also conducted experiments of metal exposed to CO2 and found that the metal erodes much the same as it appears to do on Mars.

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 ANOMALY ON MARS:
Following is the photograph taken by the rover as well a close-up view of the anomaly:

IMAGE UPSCALE
The image below show the anomaly upscaled using Gigapixel:

The image below shows conventional magnification vs. Gigapixel image upscaling. Gigapixel upscales preserving edges whereas conventional magnification produces blurry images.

GIGAPAN:
The Gigapan is an upscaled image x3 original size:
https://megalithicmars.com/images/2025/0064MR0002850050103183E01_DXXX-topaz-recover v2-3x.jpg

MY YOUTUBE VIDEO:
ROVER CURIOSITY | Machine-Like Part Photographed on Sol 64:

ORIGINAL NASA SOURCE:
https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/30283/?site=msl

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
https://megalithicmars.com
https://x.com/JeanWardMars
https://www.youtube.com/JeanWard

https://www.raptorzone.co.za
https://wxsat.raptorzone.co.za

IMPORTANT NOTE:
My Intro and Outro Theme (including the soundtrack), Social Media Profile Pic/Logo and Theme are copyright. None of the graphics (including the soundtrack) may be copied and used without my permission.

Should my work and research material be used, include the reference to the source:

“Jean Ward, Independent Mars Researcher: https://www.youtube.com/jeanward”

My work and research is public domain and free but I do ask that I’m credited when my work is used.

CONTRIBUTIONS (PayPal):
Your contribution, no matter how small, will help me to cover my Internet fees which include broadband access and hosting of my Blog. The NASA photographs I download for my research are huge thus the need for broadband, high data access. Your support is very highly appreciated:
https://www.paypal.me/JeanWardYouTube

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.”

FAIR USE NOTICE:
This presentation might contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not specifically been authorized by the copyright owner/s. I distribute this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107. Please contact me with any copyright issue/s.

BACKGROUND:
The photograph analyzed here was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3556 (2022-08-07).

ANALYSIS:
Featured here is a colour version of the cylindrical object I previously featured. The colour photograph was downloaded from the Analyst’s Notebook (PDS). The Analyst’s Notebook has many more photographs (including additional colour photographs) which the public Rover Curiosity website does not. To access the Analyst’s Notebook you need to sign-up/register.

In the previous video featuring this item in B&W I indicated it has a metallic appearance, in this colour photograph it does, in my opinion. I estimate the object to be about 20 cm to 30 cm in length or larger. It’s difficult to tell for sure as there is no scale indicator for this photograph. This is not a sample return cylinder/tube as only Perseverance Rover has those.

The researcher, Rami Bar Ilan, originally discovered this item:
https://www.ramibarilan.com/

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 ANOMALY ON MARS:
Following is the photograph taken by the rover as well a close-up view of the anomaly:

IMAGE UPSCALE
The image below shows the anomaly upscaled using Gigapixel:

GIGAPAN:
The Gigapan is an upscaled image x3 original size:
https://megalithicmars.com/images/2025/3556MR1025170721700585C00_DRXX_0PCT-topaz-3x.png

MY YOUTUBE VIDEO:
ROVER CURIOSITY | Cylindrical Object in Colour (Sol 3556):

ORIGINAL NASA SOURCES:
https://an.rsl.wustl.edu/msl/AN/imDisp.aspx?m=1&it=B1&ii=3556MR1025170721700585C00_DRXX&is=IsiBrowse&st=2

https://an.rsl.wustl.edu/

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
https://megalithicmars.com
https://x.com/JeanWardMars
https://www.youtube.com/JeanWard

https://www.raptorzone.co.za
https://wxsat.raptorzone.co.za

IMPORTANT NOTE:
My Intro and Outro Theme (including the soundtrack), Social Media Profile Pic/Logo and Theme are copyright. None of the graphics (including the soundtrack) may be copied and used without my permission.

Should my work and research material be used, include the reference to the source:

“Jean Ward, Independent Mars Researcher: https://www.youtube.com/jeanward”

My work and research is public domain and free but I do ask that I’m credited when my work is used.

CONTRIBUTIONS (PayPal):
Your contribution, no matter how small, will help me to cover my Internet fees which include broadband access and hosting of my Blog. The NASA photographs I download for my research are huge thus the need for broadband, high data access. Your support is very highly appreciated:
https://www.paypal.me/JeanWardYouTube

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.”

FAIR USE NOTICE:
This presentation might contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not specifically been authorized by the copyright owner/s. I distribute this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107. Please contact me with any copyright issue/s.

BACKGROUND:
The photograph analyzed here was acquired by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 3556 (2022-08-07 20:58:23 UTC).

ANALYSIS:
Featured here is a cylindrical object surrounded by random rocks and stones. The one side is flat and has a perfect circular shape. It has a very smooth appearance. I estimate it to be about 20 cm in length, but it could be larger. Furthermore it appears to have been lying on the surface for an extended period of time, being partially embedded in sand. This is not a sample return tube, only Perseverance Rover has those.

The researcher, Rami Bar Ilan, originally discovered this item:
https://www.ramibarilan.com/

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 ANOMALY ON MARS:
Following is the photograph taken by the rover as well a close-up view of the anomaly:

IMAGE UPSCALE
The image below shows the anomaly upscaled using Gigapixel:

GIGAPAN:
The Gigapan is an upscaled image x3 original size:
https://megalithicmars.com/images/2025/3556MR1025170721700585C00_DXXX-topaz-3x.png

MY YOUTUBE VIDEO:
ROVER CURIOSITY | Cylindrical Object Discovered on Sol 3556:

ORIGINAL NASA SOURCE:
https://mars.nasa.gov/raw_images/1102094/?site=msl

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
https://megalithicmars.com
https://x.com/JeanWardMars
https://www.youtube.com/JeanWard

https://www.raptorzone.co.za
https://wxsat.raptorzone.co.za

IMPORTANT NOTE:
My Intro and Outro Theme (including the soundtrack), Social Media Profile Pic/Logo and Theme are copyright. None of the graphics (including the soundtrack) may be copied and used without my permission.

Should my work and research material be used, include the reference to the source:

“Jean Ward, Independent Mars Researcher: https://www.youtube.com/jeanward”

My work and research is public domain and free but I do ask that I’m credited when my work is used.

CONTRIBUTIONS (PayPal):
Your contribution, no matter how small, will help me to cover my Internet fees which include broadband access and hosting of my Blog. The NASA photographs I download for my research are huge thus the need for broadband, high data access. Your support is very highly appreciated:
https://www.paypal.me/JeanWardYouTube

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.”

FAIR USE NOTICE:
This presentation might contain copyrighted material, the use of which has not specifically been authorized by the copyright owner/s. I distribute this material for the purpose of news reporting, educational research, comment and criticism, constituting Fair Use under 17 U.S.C § 107. Please contact me with any copyright issue/s.