The Temple of Shamash

[George J. Haas]

Here is an amazing area with two mound formations with a complex, linear topography of walls and foundations that sit within the north eastern hemisphere of Mars, known as Nilosyrtis Mensae (labeled A&B in figure 1). This area lies just to the west of Utopia Planitia and if you look at a map of the Northern hemisphere, you would find that this area is also directly aligned with the Cydonia region, in the western hemisphere.



Figure 1
Two mounds formations with linear topography
Notated A & B.
Detail of MRO HiRISE CTX image D01_027520_2130_XI_33N297W (2012)

GJH

[George J. Haas]

Beginning with the mound formation labeled B in figure 1 notice the structure has a long spinal feature that runs across the center of its complex topography (Figure 2). It branches out into a rake pattern on its south western side that has a network of walls and linear foundations that form an array of compartmentalized regions of ruins and the remains of large courts yards.



Figure 2
Mound with Linear Complex (Labeled B in figure 1)
Detail of MRO HiRISE CTX image D01_027520_2130_XI_33N297W (2012).


GJH

[George J. Haas]

Taking a closer look at the upper, north eastern side of its central spin, I direct your attention to the area formed by an arching wall that takes on the shape of a human head showing a bearded portrait with wrapped turban with distinct facial features (Figure 3).



Figure 3
Location of Bearded Portrait with Wrapped Turban (circled)
Detail of MRO HiRISE CTX image D01_027520_2130_XI_33N297W (2012)


GJH

[George J. Haas]

Here is a crop of the area showing the contours of a bearded portrait with wrapped turban (Figure 4).



Figure 4
Bearded Portrait with Wrapped Turban
Detail of MRO HiRISE CTX image D01_027520_2130_XI_33N297W (2012).

Notice the large turban and the facial features that include an eye, nose with nostril, a mouth with a pair of lips and full beard.


This bearded portrait was originally discovered with the aid of Google Mars by an independent Italian researcher Matteo Ianneo in September 20181 (Figure 5).



Figure 5
Bearded Portrait
Google Mars, courtesy Matteo Ianneo.


GJH

[George J. Haas]

Returning to the full visual impact of the Mound Formation with Linear Complex and looking again at all of its walls and foundations, I noticed that when the entire mound is rotated 60 degrees to the left, the bearded profile appears to be attached to a body that sits on a throne (Figure 6).




Figure 6
Bearded Portrait with Wrapped Turban, sitting on a throne.
Detail of MRO HiRISE CTX image D01_027520_2130_XI_33N297W (2012)
Rotated 60 degrees, left.

Despite the weathering and erosion and the immense age of this ancient formation, not only can we still recognize the box-shaped throne at its base, but we can also identify the contours of a bearded figure that includes a body with legs and feet - which is sitting on a throne.


GJH

[George J. Haas]

When this mound formation on Mars that has a sculpted image of a sitting figure, which I have now entitled the Temple of Shamash, is compared to a Mesopotamian tablet showing the Sumerian God, Shamash sitting on a throne, the common aesthetic design shared between these two sculpted images is quite remarkable (Figure 7).



Figure 7
Temple of Shamash - comparison.
Left: Bearded Portrait with Wrapped Turban, Sitting on a Throne
Center: The Sumerian God, Shamash sitting on a throne.
Detail of the Tablet of Shamash.
Right: Bearded Portrait with Wrapped Turban, Sitting on a Throne (colorized)


Is this direct evidence of an Anunnaki occupation of Mars?


GJH

[George J. Haas]

I have provided a comparative drawing of the Bearded Profile with Wrapped Turban for your review and to clarify its facial features (Figure 8).



Figure 8
Bearded Profile with Wrapped Turban and analytical drawing.

Notice the firm brow, eye, cheek, nose and nostril. There is a clear mouth form with a pair of lips and a full beard.


GJH

[williamsaunders]

Some very complex geology here. I don't believe it is natural. It has to have undergone artificial alteration. I see many constructs or partial constructs contained within.

[George J. Haas]

Here is a second MRO HiRISE CTX image of the Bearded Profile with Wrapped Turban, that confirms its facial features.




Figure 9
Bearded Profile with Wrapped Turban
Detail B17_016193_2139_XI_33N297W (2010)

Note: I have not rotated this image from its original orientation, in an effort to retain the linear walls that form the facial features.


GJH

[George J. Haas]

Moving over to the mound formation labeled A in figure 1, again notice its interior has a complex topography (Figure 10) Its surface has an array of walls and linear foundations that form an array of compartmentalized regions with ruins and smaller mounds that form a profiled face with an arching crest.




Figure 10
Facial Mound with Arching Crest (Labeled A in figure 1)



GJH

[George J. Haas]

Here is a colorized version of the Facial Mound with Arching Crest (Figure 11).



Figure 11
Jaguar with Serpent Headdress

Notice the left facing profile of a jaguar head. There is a eye, muzzle, nose, slightly parted mouth, chin, jaw and a curved ear.

A serpent rises out of its forehead, like a arching crest, facing towards the right. The serpent's body has triangular scales along its back, an eye, nose and a wide open mouth that appears to be eating a small fish.


GJH

[williamsaunders]

Great eye George! I have no doubt you are working on a drawing already. It would be nice to see the area around the tail of the fish.

[George J. Haas]

Here is a beautifully carved ball court Hacha from Vera Cruz Mexico (Figure 12). It depicts a similar motif that strongly resembles the profiled view of a jaguar head with a serpent headdress that appears on Mars.



Figure 12
Jaguar with Serpent Headdress

GJH

[George J. Haas]

Not far away from the Jaguar with Serpent Headdress is another serpent formation.

Here is another MRO HiRISE CTX image, G01_018672_2127_XN_32N297W that provides an expansive view of the western area of this geoglyphic complex, just beyond the Jaguar with Serpent Headdress (Labeled A in figure 13). I direct your attention to the serpentine formation, labeled C in figure 13.



Figure 13
Context image for serpentine formation
A: Jaguar with Serpent Headdress
C: Serpentine Formation



GJH

[George J. Haas]

Here is a close-up of the Serpentine formation (Figure 14) that is labeled C in figure 13.




Figure 14
Serpentine formation
Detail of MRO CTX image G01_018672_2127_XN_32N297W


Notice the creature's head has a large round eye and a wide open mouth with upper and lower teeth. The segmented body is composed of thin, linear walls that form a scaly infrastructure.


GJH