Gmantoo, I didn't mention Christians, and the image/symbol is called a cross. Let's leave religious interpretation out of it. It is what it is. It does look artificial and it is not photo shopped. I am not the least bit interested if that symbol means anything to you or anyone else, as a living being you choose your own destiny, beliefs and non beliefs. I am interested in what made that symbol. It is an excellent directional marker (the irony of that isn't lost to me, though I doubt it means hot or cold, though who knows). So a good analysis of the image is called for, in my opinion, although I did expect some out cries because it wasn't a less intimidating formation, although there is also the carving of pi, along with it, the meaning of that, useless also. I was impressed when I saw the image and I still am. The fact that it is a cross doesn't upset me one bit either. B'
The cross is a symbol that is found throughout Mars. In Cydonia there are several crosses. Symbols that might be considered demonic also show in Cydonia and other regions.
I think this is a very interesting subject worthy of more analysis. The only downside is that our minds cannot currently fathom the mystery of the connections between far away planets and our ancient ancestors.
Gmantoo, I didn't mention Christians, and the image/symbol is called a cross. Let's leave religious interpretation out of it. It is what it is. It does look artificial and it is not photo shopped. I am not the least bit interested if that symbol means anything to you or anyone else, as a living being you choose your own destiny, beliefs and non beliefs. I am interested in what made that symbol. It is an excellent directional marker (the irony of that isn't lost to me, though I doubt it means hot or cold, though who knows). So a good analysis of the image is called for, in my opinion, although I did expect some out cries because it wasn't a less intimidating formation, although there is also the carving of pi, along with it, the meaning of that, useless also. I was impressed when I saw the image and I still am. The fact that it is a cross doesn't upset me one bit either. B'
This formation does look somewhat artificial. There are literally thousands of similar formations all over the planet. Some of them are very large with smaller branches in all directions.
I have a theory about these formations. They seem to be inter-connected and may well be covered 'corridors'. They were constructed to allow access between structures by the inhabitants without being blasted by solar radiation. The smaller 'corridors' also link into a greater passage infrastructure possibly to allow access between major areas of population.
The center of the 'cross' shown in the above image could be a hub or cross-over point that would allow access to the other 'corridors' leading away from it.
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A cross does not show intelligent design unless you interpret the symbol as 'meaning something to you'. Then each individual is different, so what may mean something to you may not mean something to me.