Mars / Cydonia
Also: Cydonia; Face on Mars

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The Cydonia mesa, Mars
Cydonia's Face on Mars mesa, Mars Global Surveyor, 8 April 2001. Processed orbital image PIA03225. Location context — not a photograph of any reported object.
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American Alchemy / Jesse Michels ↗YouTube-hosted preview and player; not relicensedThe Cydonia region of Mars, with the "Face" imaged by Viking in 1976, and John Brandenburg's hypothesis of an ancient nuclear event inferred from xenon-129 and argon-40 levels. Brandenburg and others make the statements on the show. Not pinned on the Earth map; the hypotheses are outside the scientific mainstream.
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Cydonia Mensae, Mars
What is claimed
Higher-resolution imaging of the Cydonia mesa after 1998 is generally held to have settled the Face question in favour of a natural landform.
- 1:58:52 “Mars Had Alien Life!” (Ft. Joe McMoneagle) · Jesse Michels ▶
this structure provoked a lot of speculation for more than 20 years but eventually higher resolution images seemingly put that question to bed at least for most the established narrative was that this was all just a case of parolia the same psychological effect that makes us see
- 1:58:52 “Mars Had Alien Life!” (Ft. Joe McMoneagle) · Jesse Michels ▶
Mariner 9 photographed features near the Martian south pole that the imaging team informally dubbed the Inca City.
- 1:59:55 “Mars Had Alien Life!” (Ft. Joe McMoneagle) · Jesse Michels ▶
near Mars's South Pole Mariner 9 took pictures of what looked like ancient ruins these ancient ruins were even in formally dubbed by their team as the Incan City elsewhere vast areas of Monolithic structures tunnels even other faces seem to defy explanations that
- 1:59:55 “Mars Had Alien Life!” (Ft. Joe McMoneagle) · Jesse Michels ▶
Donald Trump raised the possibility of life on Mars unprompted during a Joe Rogan interview.
- 0:54:36 Life on Mars Destroyed by Nuclear War! (Ft. Dr. John Brandenburg) · Jesse Michels ▶
Another interesting data point is um Donald Trump on Joe Rogan Experience. Uh he immediately pointed to Mars. He goes He goes he goes
- 0:54:36 Life on Mars Destroyed by Nuclear War! (Ft. Dr. John Brandenburg) · Jesse Michels ▶
Max Derakhshani says Mars had an Earth-like atmosphere for over a billion years, about three billion years ago, citing NASA's own studies.
Lyn Buchanan testified that he bilocated into a sand-filled hallway inside a Cydonia structure, having been given only coordinates, and later matched his drawing to a sharp photograph of the region on Hal Puthoff's wall.
- 1:11:26 “I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan · Lyn Buchanan ▶
first time that happened to me was with the Sedona region at Mars. And um I was working along. I'd gotten some coordinates, just some numbers.
- 1:11:26 “I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan · Lyn Buchanan ▶
Buchanan places the Cydonia structures and their occupants in the present day, not a million years ago, and describes beings with atrophied limbs inside a pyramid.
- 1:15:39 “I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan · Lyn Buchanan ▶
down into the pyramid and it was um it was beings that are much larger than humans, with atrophied limbs, probably incapable of ever coming out, you know. >> What did they look like? Did they look
- 1:15:39 “I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan · Lyn Buchanan ▶
Jorjani says Brandenburg found the xenon-129 deviation specifically at Cydonia and that its signature is matched only by terrestrial thermonuclear test sites.
- 1:08:08 “Aliens Invented Religion To Control Humanity!” -Top Philosopher Jason Jorjani · Jason Reza Jorjani ▶
The xenon 129 isotopic signature at Sidonia he has discovered um is only matched by thermonuclear test sites on the earth. It's the only other place in the solar system where we see that kind of signature.
- 1:08:08 “Aliens Invented Religion To Control Humanity!” -Top Philosopher Jason Jorjani · Jason Reza Jorjani ▶
Alberino asserts there are ruins of an ancient civilisation on Mars in the region of Cydonia.
- 0:00:36 “We Captured a 12 Foot Giant in Afghanistan!” -Tim Alberino · Tim Alberino ▶
There are ruins of an ancient civilization on the planet Mars, specifically in the region of Sidonia. And this what's so fascinating about this is that the ancients believed that the gods descended from Mars. We can understand the modern phenomenon in light of the book of Enoch.
- 0:00:36 “We Captured a 12 Foot Giant in Afghanistan!” -Tim Alberino · Tim Alberino ▶
Alberino says NASA released the higher-resolution Cydonia images in order to quell the public reaction, and states plainly that he has no proof of this.
- 0:58:30 “We Captured a 12 Foot Giant in Afghanistan!” -Tim Alberino · Tim Alberino ▶
personally I have no proof of this. Okay, I'm just spitballing. But I personally think that that the images from the first mission of the surface of Mars were correct, were accurate, and that NASA um released those second higher resolution images to sort of quell the the
- 0:58:30 “We Captured a 12 Foot Giant in Afghanistan!” -Tim Alberino · Tim Alberino ▶
Jesse states on air that the square structure on Mars has been verified at the highest levels.
- 0:01:36 Life on Mars Destroyed by Nuclear War! (Ft. Dr. John Brandenburg) · Jesse Michels ▶
Joe Rogan recently retweeted my buddy Chris Ramsey who posted this photo that's now been verified at the highest levels of this sort of square structure on Mars that looks artificial, but that's of a a long lineage, as you know, Yes.
- 0:01:36 Life on Mars Destroyed by Nuclear War! (Ft. Dr. John Brandenburg) · Jesse Michels ▶
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“Mars Had Alien Life!” (Ft. Joe McMoneagle) 1 March 2025
- 1:58:52 ▶ Jesse Michels
this structure provoked a lot of speculation for more than 20 years but eventually higher resolution images seemingly put that question to bed at least for most the established narrative was that this was all just a case of parolia the same psychological effect that makes us see
- 1:59:55 ▶ Jesse Michels
near Mars's South Pole Mariner 9 took pictures of what looked like ancient ruins these ancient ruins were even in formally dubbed by their team as the Incan City elsewhere vast areas of Monolithic structures tunnels even other faces seem to defy explanations that
- 1:58:52 ▶ Jesse Michels
Life on Mars Destroyed by Nuclear War! (Ft. Dr. John Brandenburg) 13 March 2025
- 0:01:36 ▶ Jesse Michels Jesse states on air that the square structure on Mars has been verified at the highest…
Joe Rogan recently retweeted my buddy Chris Ramsey who posted this photo that's now been verified at the highest levels of this sort of square structure on Mars that looks artificial, but that's of a a long lineage, as you know, Yes.
- 0:54:36 ▶ Jesse Michels Donald Trump raised the possibility of life on Mars unprompted during a Joe Rogan…
Another interesting data point is um Donald Trump on Joe Rogan Experience. Uh he immediately pointed to Mars. He goes He goes he goes
- 0:01:36 ▶ Jesse Michels Jesse states on air that the square structure on Mars has been verified at the highest…
NASA’s Biggest Secret Just Got Exposed (The Truth About The Moon) 20 July 2026
“I Operated a UFO… It’s Not What You Think” -Army Sergeant Lyn Buchanan 28 May 2026
- 1:11:26 ▶ Lyn Buchanan Lyn Buchanan testified that he bilocated into a sand-filled hallway inside a Cydonia…
first time that happened to me was with the Sedona region at Mars. And um I was working along. I'd gotten some coordinates, just some numbers.
- 1:15:39 ▶ Lyn Buchanan Buchanan places the Cydonia structures and their occupants in the present day, not a…
down into the pyramid and it was um it was beings that are much larger than humans, with atrophied limbs, probably incapable of ever coming out, you know. >> What did they look like? Did they look
- 1:11:26 ▶ Lyn Buchanan Lyn Buchanan testified that he bilocated into a sand-filled hallway inside a Cydonia…
“Aliens Invented Religion To Control Humanity!” -Top Philosopher Jason Jorjani 27 September 2025
- 1:08:08 ▶ Jason Reza Jorjani Jorjani says Brandenburg found the xenon-129 deviation specifically at Cydonia and that…
The xenon 129 isotopic signature at Sidonia he has discovered um is only matched by thermonuclear test sites on the earth. It's the only other place in the solar system where we see that kind of signature.
- 1:08:08 ▶ Jason Reza Jorjani Jorjani says Brandenburg found the xenon-129 deviation specifically at Cydonia and that…
“We Captured a 12 Foot Giant in Afghanistan!” -Tim Alberino 5 April 2026
- 0:00:36 ▶ Tim Alberino Alberino asserts there are ruins of an ancient civilisation on Mars in the region of…
There are ruins of an ancient civilization on the planet Mars, specifically in the region of Sidonia. And this what's so fascinating about this is that the ancients believed that the gods descended from Mars. We can understand the modern phenomenon in light of the book of Enoch.
- 0:58:30 ▶ Tim Alberino Alberino says NASA released the higher-resolution Cydonia images in order to quell the…
personally I have no proof of this. Okay, I'm just spitballing. But I personally think that that the images from the first mission of the surface of Mars were correct, were accurate, and that NASA um released those second higher resolution images to sort of quell the the
- 0:00:36 ▶ Tim Alberino Alberino asserts there are ruins of an ancient civilisation on Mars in the region of…
Named in 7 uploads (automatic name matching, 35 mentions)
- Life on Mars Destroyed by Nuclear War! (Ft. Dr. John Brandenburg) ×10
- “The Air Force Captured a 12 Foot Giant in Afghanistan!” -Tim Alberino | MEMBERS RELEASE ×9
- Physicist: NASA Is Hiding What's Really on the Moon | MEMBERS RELEASE ×6
- NASA’s Biggest Secret Just Got Exposed (The Truth About The Moon) ×6
- “We Captured a 12 Foot Giant in Afghanistan!” -Tim Alberino ×2
- “Mars Had Alien Life!” (Ft. Joe McMoneagle) ×1
- Meet The DARPA Scientist Abducted By an Alien ×1
Sources on this record
- Mars / Cydonia — Wikipedia
- 1:58:52 “Mars Had Alien Life!” (Ft. Joe McMoneagle) · Jesse Michels ▶
this structure provoked a lot of speculation for more than 20 years but eventually higher resolution images seemingly put that question to bed at least for most the established narrative was that this was all just a case of parolia the same psychological effect that makes us see
- 1:59:55 “Mars Had Alien Life!” (Ft. Joe McMoneagle) · Jesse Michels ▶
near Mars's South Pole Mariner 9 took pictures of what looked like ancient ruins these ancient ruins were even in formally dubbed by their team as the Incan City elsewhere vast areas of Monolithic structures tunnels even other faces seem to defy explanations that
Built from graph nodes N-MARS-0001, N-MARS-0002, N-MARS-0018, N-MARS-0019, N-MARS-0021.