Episode 243 - The Mysteries of Ancient Mars w/ George J. Haas

In this episode, I talk with George J. Haas about his new book The Great Architects of Mars: Evidence for the Lost Civilizations on the Red Planet. George is the founder of The Cydonia Institute and a longtime researcher of Martian anomalies. His latest work explores the possibility that an ancient civilization once existed on Mars—and that it may have made contact with early life on Earth over 800,000 years ago. We explore strange and compelling structures on the Martian surface—pyramids, five-pointed stars, and massive geoglyphs shaped like animals—all showing a surprising level of precision and symbolic design. Some of these images are truly startling—so refined, so geometrically precise, and so clearly symbolic that it becomes difficult to explain them as natural formations. George shows that this level of complexity points to intelligent design, likely from an advanced civilization with the capability to shape an entire planetary landscape. These structures raise deep questions about who—or what—created them, and why. A major part of our discussion centers on the connection between these Martian structures and ancient Earth civilizations, especially in Mesoamerica. George shares a little-known Mayan creation story describing a “Star War” with beings from Mars—an event he believes ties directly to similar stories in Sumerian mythology. That leads us into the topic of the Anunnaki—those mysterious beings from Sumerian texts who are said to have descended from the sky and influenced early human civilization. George draws powerful parallels between the Anunnaki’s presence on Earth and possible activity on Mars, suggesting they may have once occupied or interacted with both planets. He also highlights how the architecture and iconography of Mesoamerican cultures reflect this deeper, interplanetary history. In the second half of the episode, George walks us through several formations using detailed NASA imagery and suggests they may be the remnants of lost Martian cities. www.thecydoniainstitute.com George J. Haas Bio: George J. Haas is the founder and premier investigator of the Mars research group known as The Cydonia Institute. A member of the Society for Planetary SETI Research, he has co-authored two books and six peer-reviewed science papers related to anomalous formations on the surface of Mars. He has appeared on Coast to Coast AM with George Noory and on the History Channel’s Ancient Aliens, The Proof is Out There, and The UnXplained with William Shatner. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.