Nukes on Mars - 300M years ago

[Charmonium]

I'm using the article from the Daily Mail since it has the best 'structure.'

But Dr Brandenburg believes they are the remnants of nuclear explosions on the surface.

'When a thermonuclear bomb is detonated, it leaves a trace of Xenon 129 in that area, which is not the normal,' Jorjani told Jones, adding Dr Brandenburg's findings were 'alarming evidence' of life on Mars.

'And according to Dr Brandenburg, it's a very distinct signature. It's unmistakable, and it's specifically associated with thermonuclear weapons detonation.'

The 'not the normal' means higher-than-expected levels were found.

Dr Brandenburg also argued that Mars once had an Earth-like climate home to animal and plant life, and any intelligent life would have been about as advanced as the ancient Egyptians on Earth.

I'm not commenting since the article seems to do a much better job of presenting the argument.

 

[sandorski]

I'd wait for a second opinion/rebuttal.

 

[lxskllr]

I may read it later(probably not), but I find it hard to believe aliens developed near light speed travel(we'll presume ftl is impossible at this point) traveled decades/centuries to some other solar system, then said "You know what? Fuck you guys", and blew them up with primitive weapons.

 

[[DHT]Osiris]

I mean, this is his abstract:

Evidence of a Massive Thermonuclear Explosion on Mars in the Past, The Cydonian Hypothesis, and Fermi's Paradox

The Fermi Paradox is the unexpected silence of the cosmos under the Assumption of Mediocrity, in a cosmos known to have abundant planets and life precursor chemicals. On Mars, the nearest Earthlike planet in the cosmos, the concentration of 129Xe in the Martian atmosphere, the evidence from 80Kr...

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Gonna go ahead and say no, there's zero evidence for nuclear explosions, faces, or pyramids on mars. Far more likely that pockets of obscure elements and radioactive material are more common on surfaces of planets with no substantial tectonic activity, and we'll find the same 'strange elements' on the surface of other planets, like mercury, as well as potentially in atmospheric dust of planets like Venus due to extreme levels of wind erosion (not sure if Venus actually has active tectonics).

Also, any species that could deploy nuclear weapons of 1,000MT to that planet after traveling there from another star system would find it far, far easier to just throw rocks from the belt at it.

Occam's razor, my dude.

 

[Fenixgoon]

I mean, this is his abstract:

Evidence of a Massive Thermonuclear Explosion on Mars in the Past, The Cydonian Hypothesis, and Fermi's Paradox

The Fermi Paradox is the unexpected silence of the cosmos under the Assumption of Mediocrity, in a cosmos known to have abundant planets and life precursor chemicals. On Mars, the nearest Earthlike planet in the cosmos, the concentration of 129Xe in the Martian atmosphere, the evidence from 80Kr...

ui.adsabs.harvard.edu

Gonna go ahead and say no, there's zero evidence for nuclear explosions, faces, or pyramids on mars. Far more likely that pockets of obscure elements and radioactive material are more common on surfaces of planets with no substantial tectonic activity, and we'll find the same 'strange elements' on the surface of other planets, like mercury, as well as potentially in atmospheric dust of planets like Venus due to extreme levels of wind erosion (not sure if Venus actually has active tectonics).

Also, any species that could deploy nuclear weapons of 1,000MT to that planet after traveling there from another star system would find it far, far easier to just throw rocks from the belt at it.

Occam's razor, my dude.

"I hate people who throw rocks"
Currently re-watching The Expanse with my gf and oooo boy how that line hits differently when you know what happens later

 

[Greenman]

Read John Carter, it explains everything.

 

[Skillz]

Yeah that's some click bait bs for sure.

 

[sdifox]

Or just a really violent ICME

Coronal mass ejection - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[mikeymikec]

If you're interested in facts, avoid the Daily Fail.

 

[pcgeek11]

Read John Carter, it explains everything.

Read all of the John Carter books as a lad... Thumbs Up

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

Marvin asks:


Where's the Kaboom?

There was supposed to be an Earth shattering Kaboom!

 

[Greenman]

He lost his Illudium Q-36 Explosive Space Modulator.