Mammoth Jack Ass on Mars

[George J. Haas]

Located directly below the D&M Pyramid, at the heart of Cydonia (Figure 1), is an unusually shaped formation that has a long extended peninsula-like land mass that juts out from its a large triangular mound (Figure 2).



Figure 1
D&M Pyramid with location of unusually shaped formation.
Detail MRO CTX image F17_042318_2208_XN_40N009W (2015)



Figure 2
Triangular mound with extended peninsula

When the formation is rotated 90 degrees, to the left, the head of a donkey or mule comes into focus (Figure 3).




Figure 3
Donkey/Mule Head

Notice the right facing head has an eye, broad muzzle and large extended ear.
There is also evidence of a bridle or strap over the snout.


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[George J. Haas]

Here is a comparison of the unusually shaped formation observed at Cydonia with a large Mammoth and Pega Donkey (Figure 4).
Notice the long ears.



Figure 4


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[George J. Haas]

Back in 2003 the Mars Global spacecraft took a set of high resolution images of D&M Pyramid that also captured The Mammoth Jack Ass formation (Figure 5). A composite of the three MOC images which includes R0600469, R0700422, and R1102437 was created by Keith Laney. Note all images have a resolution of 3.26 meters per pixel or better, were as the CTX image was around 6 meters per pixel.





Figure 5
Mammoth Jack Ass
Detail of MOC composite image R0600469, R0700422, R1102437 (2003)


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