IMAGE DETAILS

Mars Report Ref: MIA004

Report Date: July-August 2017

Research Status: Open - Possible building/monument

Description: The Hexagon
Approximate size:  2 km

Mission images/dates: THEMIS/Mars Odyssey 2002, Mars Express 2006
Location: Cydonia Mensae

Pointed out by: M. J. Craig

Image credits: (See image captions)

Graphics/image editing: M. J. Craig

Image sources: (See image captions)

OBSERVATIONS

Hexagonal formations in nature are quite common and can be seen in ice and volcanic rock processes. Abundant hexagonal/polygonal craters can also be found across Mars, attributed to fracture patterns and possibly even electrical discharges. These explanations are probably more likely.

POTENTIAL FOR AN ARTIFICIAL STRUCTURE

A clear hexagonal shape sits within the partial remains of another similar geometric shape.

COMMON EXPLANATION

A remnant massif formed by geological erosion.

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