D&M Pyramid on Mars

Crystal Growth

Most naturally occurring, symmetrical polyhedra are formed through the process of crystal growth. These have several unique properties: they can pass through clouds and weather systems unaffected; they can be used regardless of day or night (and hence are of great interest to the military) and can, to some extent, help to show what surface textures and materials are composed of (Parker 2001).

Aeolian Deposition

Since the disappearance of water and the cessation of volcanic activity on Mars, Aeolian deposition (erosion by wind) is now the principle means of geomorphic change on the planet. In addition, in mapping the surface of Mars and laying out a grid of coordinates on its surface, it was found that the apex of the D&M pyramid was located at 40° 52' 04. On Mars, some scientists hypothesize that the freeze-thaw cycle of the water beneath the surface of Mars has produced some abnormal crystal growth on its surface, though it can not account for the formation of the D&M Pyramid.

In 2001, the Thermal Emmision Imaging System (THEMIS) aboard the Mars Odyssey spacecraft took aerial photos of the D&M Pyramid in 19 meter/pixel resolution, the most detailed and fully illuminated image thus far.

?Geomorphology

The D&M pyramid has been studied by a number of scientists who have considered the different natural processes that could have caused the formation. Furthermore, when they studied the internal angular relationships of the pyramid and drew straight lines from the apex of the pyramid to other anomalous formations such as the face and the city, they found numerous significant and redundant trigonometric relationships, especially in regard to the mathematical constants ??(pi) and e (the base of natural logarithms), and the ratio e/? It is important to note that this geometry is not based on cultural conventions such as a number system based on tens or angles based on the 360 degree system, and so it will work with any number system. The D&M pyramid exhibits five sides. While there is no concrete evidence that the D&M Pyramid was built by ancient extraterrestrial beings, I believe that studies conducted on the formation give strong evidence that it is indeed an artificially constructed or modified formation. For one thing, crystal growth results in hexagonal symmetry (while the pyramid under study is five sided) and the immense size of the pyramid rules out it?s creation by crystal growth. Aeolian deposition has been observed to have occasionally formed crescent and star-shaped dunes on Mars, known as barchans (Peterson 1992). The formation has been compared with the elaborate symbolic architecture of ancient times, in which much of the geometry and trigonometry was utilized by Classical architects, although the implementation of these mathematical tools found in the D&M Pyramid is quite different from those found on Earth. Quite recently, the Mars Global Surveyor and Mars Odyssey mission found evidence to support the existence of an ancient cean in Mars? northern hemisphere where Cydonia is located, and found that the City, Face, and D&M Pyramid are located near the 0 km datum; sea level (Head et.