Richard Hoagland

From The Book of THoTH (Leaves of Wisdom)

Richard C. Hoagland (born April 25, 1945) is a propounder of theories on astronomical topics that are considered offbeat by many mainstream astronomers. His major focus is on previous advanced civilizations in the solar system, in particular on Mars and the Moon. While Hoagland's books have sold very well, most in the mainstream scientific establishment consider his theories to be pseudoscience.

Hoagland is a frequent guest on Coast to Coast AM, making several appearances a month. He has more airtime than any other guest on the show, and is regularly permitted to solicit money from the Coast to Coast audience.

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Career

Hoagland has served as a "Curator of Astronomy & Space Science" at the "Springfield Museum of Science" (Springfield Science Museum) located at The Quadrangle in Springfield, Massachusetts, and as a science adviser to Walter Cronkite and CBS News during the Apollo program.

Hoagland also co-produced with WTIC (AM) a Peabody Award-nominated radio program, "A Night of Encounter," covering the July 14, 1965, Mariner 4 flyby of the planet Mars. However, the official Peabody Awards entry form (51-65R) held at the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia Libraries in Athens, Georgia, submitted by Paul W. Morency, President of Broadcast-Plaza, Inc., lists only Charles Renaud as the producer of the program. WTIC announcer Dick Bertel hosted the program and interviewed Hoagland. The program featured a conversation between Hoagland and astronomer Dr. Robert S. Richardson, Associate Director of the Griffith Observatory.

Hoagland frequently states that he was awarded the "International Angstrom Medal for Excellence in Science" in 1993. [1].

Hoagland is introduced as Coast to Coast AM's Science Advisor.

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Theories

Hoagland has made numerous claims about the existence of extraterrestrial life (or intelligence, at some point), which he believes is supported by the presence of the Face on Mars. He claims that the face was part of a city built on Cydonia Planitia by extraterrestrial intelligences. The "city" apparently consists of very large pyramids and mounds arranged in a geometrical pattern, with the ratios between measured angles roughly equaling mathematical constants like pi, e and the square root of two. Hoagland's numerous theories are also frequently supported by numerological justifications, such as his Iapetus theory revolving around Base 60 and the numeric factors of platonic solids.

Hoagland has appeared on CNN, the BBC, UFO Evidence & Conspiracy, Mysteries in Space, and is a frequent guest on Coast to Coast AM, often interviewed by George Noory.

Some of his better-known theories include:

  • The Face on Mars is an artificial construct [2]
  • There is a Martian City at Cydonia [3]
  • (Adapted with acknowledgement from Tom Van Flandern) Mars was once the moon of a larger planet, that then exploded, leaving Mars isolated. [4]
  • The advanced civilisation on Mars had prior warning of the cataclysm and so escaped via migration to planet Earth, eventually adapting to the environment and becomming the present human race.
  • Numerous rocks surrounding the landing sites of the Mars Exploration Rovers are in fact pieces of Martian machinery. [5]
  • Rocks on Mars containing biological fossils were purposely destroyed by NASA's rover. [6]
  • The true color of Mars is salmon red with patches of greenish plant life and a light blue sky. [7]
  • Hyperdimensional physics [8]
  • The United States government has covered up the presence of extraterrestrials [9] [10] [11] [12]
  • The many historical failures of Mars-bound spacecraft were due to deliberate sabotage by a 'cabal' of powerful people who were desperate to conceal the 'truth' of Martian civilisation.
  • The Space Agency murdered the Apollo 1 astronauts [13]
  • The Saturnian moon Iapetus is an artificial world. [14]
  • The Galileo spacecraft, which burnt up in Jupiter's atmosphere, caused a mysterious black spot due to its nuclear payload [15]
  • NASA Missions to Mars are a "well documented interest of the Bush family". [16][17]
  • The Face on Mars is an indication of a Human/Feline hybrid design found in ancient Earth civilization, and knowledge of its existence is being suppressed by NASA. [18].
  • NASA is also suppressing knowledge of an ancient civilization on the Moon. The advanced technology of this civilization is "lying around on the Moon's surface." [19] [20]
  • Additionally, that NASA denies there are large semi-transparent structures constructed of glass on the lunar surface discovered during the Apollo missions. [21]
  • The Arecibo message was intentionally altered by author Carl Sagan. [22]
  • The 9/11 attacks were part of a Masonic conspiracy. [23][24]
  • Federal agencies such as FEMA, NASA, and the US government are linked to Freemasonry. [25][26][27][28]
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Controversies

Hoagland's claims and theories are not without controversy:

  • The claim that Hoagland is most famous - or infamous - for is that of the Face on Mars that appears in a Viking Orbiter image taken of the Cydonia region on Mars. Hoagland claimed at the time that this 'face' was actually half hominid (left side) and half feline (right side) using computer enhancements of the original Viking imagery. Also, he claims that this is evidence that an advanced civilization existed on Mars, and that NASA is suppressing the evidence for reasons explained in a Brookings Institution Report titled Proposed Studies on the Implications of Peaceful Space Activities for Human Affairs[29]. In 1997, the Mars Global Surveyor probe sent back high resolution images of the Cydonia region [30] that seem to show that the 'face' is nothing more than an irregular shaped mountain. While the new images did not fully disprove his claim, Hoagland and many others contend these images were deliberately downgraded in quality to give a "catbox" appearance in order to hide what is really on Mars.
  • Hoagland is responsible for the theory concerning the presence of life in the subsurface water on Jupiter's moon Europa. [31] Many people make the mistake that Hoagland claims to have been the first to propose liquid oceans underneath Europa's ice, but Hoagland never made this claim.
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"Enterprise Mission" website

This site has material relating to Mars, including photos that show the Face on Mars, anomalous features that Hoagland sees as buildings, and the like. Other matters covered on the website are NASA-related conspiracies, theories of hyperdimensional physics, UFOs and/or alien related matters, the solar system, and data concerning Jupiter's satellite Europa.

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References

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External links

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