Star City - A Second Cydonia? Evidence of Artificial Structures on Mars from Viking

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The Syrtis Major Planum region of Mars contains many fascinating geological formations. Large domes and tubes, volcanic in origin, cover the landscape, and several of the domes have partially collapsed, creating interesting structures. In many cases the uncollapsed parts are probably partially hollow and may provide a shelter from the extreme Martian environment.

The full resolution images below the mosaic were taken from the raw Viking 1 red filter image F534A23, of the North side of this region. A second image of this same region, F534A25, will allow a stereo view of some of the anomalous areas in this complex, to be posted soon. Look carefully in the following images and you may find openings and possible mining operations or other activity along some of the walls of the formation.

Note: For best results, the 4x images should be saved and viewed in a good imaging program such as Photoshop or Paint Shop, with gamma adjusted for your monotor. The image tends to appear darker when viewed with a browser such as Netscape or Explorer.

This is a mosaic of several images from Viking (click on thumbnail for higher resolution image)

This is a detail of the complex processed from the raw Viking image. Note the pyramid in near the center of the image. (click on thumbnail to see 4x enlargement) This is a closeup of the pyramid.

  This image shows a larger portion of 'Star City'. (click on thumbnail to see 4x enlargement)   Additional Images: This a large mosaic of the overall area, with Star City in the center, from NASA This is a larger view of the area, with color overlay, from NASA You are visitor number  since May 14, 1998.   Return to Main Page