Back in the spring of 2005, The Cydonia Institute notice an odd structure, in the form of a running bird, in one of NASA's newly released THEMIS images.
Within the southern region of Acidalia Planitia the THEMIS camera photographed a small cluster of mounds that included a segmented formation in the shape of what appears to be a road runner (THEMIS V03945003).
Notice the overall shape of the formation has a distinct avian posture. Note the stream-lined running stance of the body, the sharp extended beak, the erect box-shaped crest, the long legs and long tail.
Besides the Road Runner here is the first of about six additional avian formations that were originally observed in this same image (V03945003) of the Acidalia Planitia area - back in 2004/2005.
This geoglyph is a full-bodied carving of another eagle set within the large shield formation.
Notice the left facing head with eye and beak, the feathered body with tucked wing and the extended foot and claw.
Here is the third example of the kind of avian geoglyphs discovered in the same NASA image (V03945003) of the northern region of the Cydonia area.
This one is a parrot head glyph that is etched in low relief. Notice the crew cut-shaped crest, the round eye and beak. It has a tight wing feature and what appears to be long flowing tail feathers.
The Cydonia Institute was not the only group of researchers to observe the Road Runner geoglyph in northern Cydonia.
John Lear, who flew secret missions for the CIA and was a Lockheed L-1011 Captain known for his revelations about aerial phenomena and the study of UFOs and artifacts on the moon and Mars acknowledges the Road Runner geoglyph way back in 2006.
Lear reports that the Road Runner geoglyph was observed in Keith Laneys 2006 colorized ESA image of Cydonia. The report also speculates that the Road Runner could be ....an arcology.
Road Runner on Mars
Posted - 22 Jan 2010 : 21:31:42
