2010 · Paracelsus C, lunar far side
Paracelsus C structures
When2010 image
WhereParacelsus C, lunar far side
Backing3 independent
Witnesses1 named
Evidencesensor data, documents
Right-angled walls and towers, about 30 m high, in a far-side crater. Described in a paper by Carlotto et al.; Max's fractal analysis and Jean Ward's upscale flag them as artificial-looking. Sagan's 1963 paper pointed to the far side.
Evidence, in date order (3)
- 2010Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter camerasensor datathe 2010 frame showing the walls and towers LROC product page
- Carlotto et al.documentpublished analysis of the Paracelsus C structures Carlotto et al.: image analysis of unusual structures on the far side of the Moon
- Jean Wardwitnessindependent upscale of the frame Jean Ward
How plausible · Low
Right-angled walls and towers in official lunar imagery, flagged by Carlotto et al. and Max's fractal analysis; the artificial reading rests on interpretation.
- ●○Access The image is public mission data.
- ●○No gain sought Nothing sold.
- ●○Checkable details check out Anyone can examine the frame.
- ●○Character record A named analyst's paper.
Against
- −Lone source, no corroboration Max'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.
Where
Paracelsus C, lunar far side
21.6°S 165.2°E on the Moon
In The picture
The Moon is not emptyEdgar Mitchell is said to have described blue lights escorting Apollo 14. Ingo Swann wrote that a man he called Axelrod took him blindfolded to an underground site and had him view the Moon: towers over a hundred feet tall, domes, mining and humanlike beings, which the group already knew about. Orbital images show wh…
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LROC) missionJean Ward personParacelsus C crater (Moon) placeCarlotto et al.: image analysis of unusual structures on the far side of the Moon documentReality Check: 'Is NASA blurring their photos? What could be hiding on the Moon?' document