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10-31-2004, 05:24 AM
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http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/features/science/61481
By MICHAEL FORSYTH
Spanking-new photo beamed back by NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe shows a spectacular, previously undiscovered monument on the Red Planet that's been dubbed the Butt on Mars.
The adjoined pair of giant boulders -- measuring close to 1.2 miles in width -- look uncannily like human female buttocks -- so much so that flabbergasted scientists believe the structure must be the handiwork of intelligent life forms.
Excited experts are dying to get to the bottom of the mystery.
"This is the most dazzling breakthrough in the search for extraterrestrial life since the discovery of the legendary Face on Mars in 1976," declares astronomer Dr. Miton Zarkinski of San Diego.
"The buttocks are perfectly formed -- pert, well-rounded, with superb definition.
"The chances of something that sublime coming into exis- tence purely through the random forces of nature is probably one in 500 billion. This is definitely a sculpture of a Martian's behind."
The structure could be a tribute to the female gender in general -- much like those prehistoric "Earth mother" figurines found on our planet. Or it might honor a particular queen, priestess or cultural icon known chiefly for her splendid derriere, Dr. Zarkinski says.
"It could be a monument to a Martian figure similar to our own Jennifer Lopez," the expert explains.
"In either case, this discovery suggests that the inhabitants of the Red Planet were remarkably like Earthlings both in their physical appearance and their fascination with the female form."
The image captured by Odyssey on August 12 has not yet been officially released by NASA, but was leaked by an anonymous source at the space agency's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif.
Via the Internet, the startling photo has been making the rounds among scientists worldwide -- many of whom agree that it probably depicts a manmade object.
But NASA officials are bending over backward to discredit the tush-statue theory.
"I suppose there are lovestarved eggheads out there who are so hard up, they'll see female body parts in just about anything -- but all I see is an outcropping of rocks," a NASA spokesman said dismissively.
The humongous heinie lies in a region of Mars' northern hemisphere known as Cydonia Mensae, where the rugged highlands meet the lowland plains -- just a few miles from the famous Face on Mars. That structure, first photographed in July 1976 by the Viking 1 orbiter, appears to be an enormous sculpture of a helmeted human face.
Although NASA officials have tried mightily to discredit that picture too over the years, the 1,300-foottall monument -- sometimes known as the Martian Sphinx -- continues to mystify researchers.
"In the same area, pyramid-like structures as well as what looks like a huge fortress have also been photographed," Dr. Zarkinski points out.
"This latest finding confirms the theory that this region of Mars was once home to an advanced civilization."
The Butt on Mars has apparently picked up a colorful nickname of its own.
"Some scientists are calling it the Martian J.Lo," the astronomer reveals.
I wonder if FutureMarine is interested in space travel...
http://www.weeklyworldnews.com/features/science/61481
By MICHAEL FORSYTH
Spanking-new photo beamed back by NASA's Mars Odyssey space probe shows a spectacular, previously undiscovered monument on the Red Planet that's been dubbed the Butt on Mars.
The adjoined pair of giant boulders -- measuring close to 1.2 miles in width -- look uncannily like human female buttocks -- so much so that flabbergasted scientists believe the structure must be the handiwork of intelligent life forms.
Excited experts are dying to get to the bottom of the mystery.
"This is the most dazzling breakthrough in the search for extraterrestrial life since the discovery of the legendary Face on Mars in 1976," declares astronomer Dr. Miton Zarkinski of San Diego.
"The buttocks are perfectly formed -- pert, well-rounded, with superb definition.
"The chances of something that sublime coming into exis- tence purely through the random forces of nature is probably one in 500 billion. This is definitely a sculpture of a Martian's behind."
The structure could be a tribute to the female gender in general -- much like those prehistoric "Earth mother" figurines found on our planet. Or it might honor a particular queen, priestess or cultural icon known chiefly for her splendid derriere, Dr. Zarkinski says.
"It could be a monument to a Martian figure similar to our own Jennifer Lopez," the expert explains.
"In either case, this discovery suggests that the inhabitants of the Red Planet were remarkably like Earthlings both in their physical appearance and their fascination with the female form."
The image captured by Odyssey on August 12 has not yet been officially released by NASA, but was leaked by an anonymous source at the space agency's Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, Calif.
Via the Internet, the startling photo has been making the rounds among scientists worldwide -- many of whom agree that it probably depicts a manmade object.
But NASA officials are bending over backward to discredit the tush-statue theory.
"I suppose there are lovestarved eggheads out there who are so hard up, they'll see female body parts in just about anything -- but all I see is an outcropping of rocks," a NASA spokesman said dismissively.
The humongous heinie lies in a region of Mars' northern hemisphere known as Cydonia Mensae, where the rugged highlands meet the lowland plains -- just a few miles from the famous Face on Mars. That structure, first photographed in July 1976 by the Viking 1 orbiter, appears to be an enormous sculpture of a helmeted human face.
Although NASA officials have tried mightily to discredit that picture too over the years, the 1,300-foottall monument -- sometimes known as the Martian Sphinx -- continues to mystify researchers.
"In the same area, pyramid-like structures as well as what looks like a huge fortress have also been photographed," Dr. Zarkinski points out.
"This latest finding confirms the theory that this region of Mars was once home to an advanced civilization."
The Butt on Mars has apparently picked up a colorful nickname of its own.
"Some scientists are calling it the Martian J.Lo," the astronomer reveals.
I wonder if FutureMarine is interested in space travel...