· Medusae Fossae, Mars

Medusae Fossae 'farming complex'

Sourced, unconfirmed

Strength B · 7/10 · 1 independent

Evidence 4/4 · Witnesses 2/3 · Backing 1/3

The polygon fields are in released HiRISE images, but the farming-complex reading rests on Jean Ward's interpretation alone.

Plausibility Very low

Score 2 · 3 factors for, 1 against

Polygon fields in real HiRISE images read as a farming complex by Jean Ward; NASA calls them glacial polygons.

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Natural cause proposed, not demonstrated

WhereMedusae Fossae, Mars

Backing1 independent

Evidencesensor data

Polygon fields Jean Ward compares to rice paddies, canals and fish farms. NASA calls them glacial polygons; Max says there is no Earth analogue for that reading.

Evidence, in date order (1)

NASA MRO HiRISEsensor data
Images of the Medusae Fossae polygon fields Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (HiRISE)

How plausible · Very low

Polygon fields in real HiRISE images read as a farming complex by Jean Ward; NASA calls them glacial polygons.

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Access The image is public mission data.
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No gain sought Nothing sold.
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Checkable details check out Anyone can examine the frame.

Against

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Lone source, no corroboration Jean Ward's reading is the only one that calls it anomalous.

Plausibility weighs how well an account fits where secrecy hides the documents by design, so missing records never count against it. Strength measures what is documented. Assessed 2026-10-23.