Is there a ruined civilization on Mars? A theoretical physicist runs the numbers | Reality Check

Check your risk for free: Run a free dark web scan with OmniWatch to see if your personal information or passwords have been leaked.Link: https://tracking.omniwatch.com/?a=1722&oc=90&c=755&s1=newsnation&s2=rossUse code ROSS at checkout to get 50% off your first month of OmniWatch digital protection.In this episode of "Reality Check," Ross Coulthart sits down with theoretical physicist and philosopher of physics Maaneli Derakhshani for a long look at the anomalous features cataloged across the moon, Phobos and the surface of Mars. The conversation opens with Lue Elizondo's remarks on lunar anomalies, then works outward to the Phobos 2 spacecraft and the object NASA's own mission literature once described as a monolith along with the reason SETI took that object seriously enough to study.From there, Max walks Ross through the imagery that has drawn the most attention on Mars, from the so-called glass worm to the rectilinear formations near the Atlantis basin, applying the same fractal analysis that NASA and the Department of Defense use to separate natural terrain from engineered structures. Grounding the discussion in Carl Sagan's own standards for searching for evidence of past life, Max makes the case that some of these features deserve to be treated as genuine open questions rather than tricks of light and shadow. Also featured in this episode is the work of Jean Ward, Independent Mars Researcher, a colleague of Dr. Derakhshani's whose work can be found at https://www.youtube.com/jeanward and https://megalithicmars.com/CREDITSHost: Ross CoulthartExecutive Producer: Andy GipsonEditorial Producer: Meagan OuradaSegment Producer: Christine JenkinsonAssociate Producer: Will TomasiResearch Producer: Rob JonesEditor: Anthony DiasioOn "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines. More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/ Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/CHAPTERS0:00 Intro0:41 A Word from Our Sponsor3:06 Elizondo, Lunar Anomalies, and What Might Be on the Moon4:30 Artificial Ruins and the Clementine Mission5:35 Turning to Mars, and the Phobos 2 Spacecraft8:03 The Marina Popovich Photo12:04 "Wouldn't It Be Sad if Putin Disclosed First?"12:53 Camera Glitch or Real Object? What Analysts Say Off the Record16:21 The PRIME Mission and the Object NASA Called a Monolith20:42 Buzz Aldrin on the Phobos Monolith26:01 A Roscosmos Quote, and a Nature Study on a Craft That Was Hit30:13 Rendering a Structure 35 to 40 Meters Tall34:29 Why SETI Took Phobos Seriously, and Aldrin's Observation Point38:16 When Mars Had an Earth-Like Atmosphere, and Clarke's "2001"41:35 To the Surface, What Actually Looks Anomalous on Mars45:55 The Glass Worm, the Sand-Dune Debunk, and Mike Bara's Breakdown52:38 The Space Act of 1958, and Who Controls Mars Imagery?58:51 Aram Chaos, Run Through a Fractal Filter60:09 So, Are They Artificial? Max Speculates1:02:15 Three Anomalies, the Work of Jean Ward1:05:33 Is Extrapolating Like This Legitimate? Sagan's Standard1:10:46 Is Any of This Just Pareidolia?1:12:50 Right Angles Near the Atlantis Basin, and What NASA Calls Chaos Terrain1:17:12 Cities, Villages, Civilization? Max Answers Plainly1:19:07 The Algorithms, and Who Else Runs Them1:25:13 Buried Structures in Renaudot Crater1:30:42 The Face on Mars, Sagan's Letter, and an Open Mind on "Cosmos"1:37:01 Cydonia, How Big the Face Is, and Why NASA Landed Elsewhere1:41:02 A Mimetolith, More Structures, and the Geometry Between Them1:48:54 Wrapping Up, and an Invitation Back