Scientists Found Pyramids Bigger Than Giza On Mars

 The barren red deserts of Mars might not be as lifeless as they seem. A growing number of researchers are pointing to strange geometric formations captured in NASA images as potential evidence of an ancient civilization. In fact, some of these findings have been published in the Journal of Space Exploration, , where the argument is simple: the shapes are just too neat, too geometric, to be random.

The Strange Keyhole

One of the best-known features is the keyhole formation, sitting high up in Libya Montes. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter snapped a photo of it in 2011, and the odd structure quickly drew attention— with a wedge-like base topped with a round dome.

For George J. Haas, founder of The Cydonia Institute, the design was impossible to ignore. He’s been looking at Mars for more than 30 years and says its symmetry is “exquisite.” To his eyes, the keyhole looks like ancient burial sites in Japan known as the Kofun Tombs. In 2016, Haas and his colleagues wrote in a research paper that this feature was too precise to be chalked up to chance. Mainstream scientists disagree, calling it a trick of the brain. Still, Haas insists, “you don’t have to be a geologist to know the difference between a rock and a sculpture.”

A Parrot In The Martian Dust

Back in 2002, another curious shape appeared in an image of theArgyre Basin. Researcher Wilmer Faust thought it looked like a bird and passed it on to Haas, who immediately saw what became known as the parrot geoglyph. With an eye, beak, wing, and even feathers, the outline was so detailed that Haas counted “22 points of anatomical correctness.”

To test the idea, five veterinarians — including an avian specialist — reviewed the image and agreed the form matched real bird anatomy. On Earth, geoglyphs like the famous Nazca lines in Peru often depict animals, but Haas argues that none come close to the fine details of this Martian version. Scientists, on the other hand, suggest the parrot is just another case of pareidolia — our tendency to see faces and animals where none exist.

Pyramids And A Lost City

The list of anomalies doesn’t end there. In 1972, NASA’s Mariner 9 spacecraft photographed the Sagan pyramids in the Elysium region. These triangular structures rise more than 3,200 feet and span nearly 10,000 feet across. They even caught the eye of Carl Sagan, who guessed that strong winds and sandstorms could have shaped them. But even he admitted scientists would need to see them up close to be sure.

Haas notes that natural pyramids tend to be cone-like rather than sharp-edged. He even compares them to a rare three-sided pyramid at Area 51 in Nevada, built for weapons testing. That similarity, he says, is another clue that Mars might once have been home to builders.

A Bizarre ‘Starburst’ On Mars

In the Nepenthes Mensae region, a rugged plateau hides another oddity: the starburst structure. With five arms spreading out like a starfish and a mound in the middle, it caught Haas’ attention right away. He compared it to the star forts of Europe, built in the 16th and 17th centuries. One in particular, Fort Henry in Tennessee, looks uncannily similar, right down to its truncated points.

Mainstream scientists keep reminding people that erosion, landslides, and volcanic activity can explain many of these shapes. Yet Haas is convinced that Mars holds something bigger.

As he told DailyMail, “Mars is just going to be a treasure trove of technology and all kinds of information.” WithSpaceXeyeing uncrewed missions to the Red Planet as soon as 2026 — and crewed ones by 2029 — humanity might soon get the chance to find out whether these strange landmarks are geological quirks or the last traces of Martian life.