| UFO sightings have seemingly increased over the | | | | type hollow! In the 1960s, the unusual orbital |
| past year; however, it just might be better | | | | characteristics of Phobos led to speculations that |
| reporting. It seems that everyone has a camera | | | | it might be hollow. we're talking scientific evidence, |
| now. It's also much easier to make stuff up, | | | | not simply wild guesses. And, it was around 1958 |
| photo-shop, airbrush, and a dozen other tricks. | | | | when Russian astrophysicist Iosif Samuilovich |
| Have we been visited before, are we under | | | | Shklovsky, studying the secular acceleration of |
| observation now, and does December 21, 2012 | | | | Phobos' orbital motion, suggested a "thin sheet |
| have anything to do with aliens? | | | | metal" structure for Phobos, which carried with it |
| One of the more interesting theories centers | | | | the suggestion that Phobos was of artificial origin. |
| around the moon of Mars known as Phobos! | | | | Say what? What's that mean! |
| Phobos was discovered by astronomer Asaph Hall | | | | Richard Hoagland is the current "stoker of the |
| on August 18, 1877. Phobos is the larger and | | | | Phobos phobias". Richard is definitely "out there". |
| closer of the two moons of Mars, the other being | | | | Richard is an American author and a proponent of |
| Deimos. Phobos is seven times as massive as | | | | various conspiracy theories about NASA, lost alien |
| Deimos. It is named after the Greek god Phobos | | | | civilizations on the Moon and on Mars and other |
| (which means "fear"), a son of Ares (Mars). A | | | | related topics. |
| small, irregularly shaped object, Phobos orbits | | | | His writings claim that advanced civilizations exist |
| about 5,827 miles from the center of Mars. But | | | | or once existed on the moon, Mars and on some |
| then the theories get a bit more wild. | | | | of the moons of Jupiter and Saturn, and that |
| Phobos' density is too low to be solid rock and | | | | NASA and the United States government have |
| that leads to one theory which says parts of | | | | conspired to keep these facts secret. He and his |
| Phobos is hollow! | | | | web site are an interesting read for these |
| Hollow you say? Yes, as in maybe it's not a moon | | | | interesting times. |