Harvard-trained physicist Dr.

Harvard-trained physicist Dr. John Brandenburg claims that an ancient civilization on Mars was destroyed by massive thermonuclear explosions.According to Brandenburg, unusual isotopic signatures on Mars — particularly elevated levels of Xenon-129 in the atmosphere, along with excess uranium and thorium on the surface — match the radioactive remnants of large-scale nuclear detonations on Earth. He points to regions such as Cydonia (near the famous “Face on Mars”) and Utopia Planum as possible sites of ancient intelligent life that may have been targeted or caught in the blasts.He suggests these explosions, which he estimates occurred hundreds of millions of years ago, could explain not only the isotopic anomalies but also aspects of Mars’ reddish appearance, which he believes partly results from nuclear fallout rather than iron oxide alone. In some versions of his hypothesis, he has linked the event to a possible “planetary nuclear massacre” and even speculated it could have been an attack involving advanced weaponry.However, the theory remains highly controversial and is not accepted by the broader scientific community. Critics note the absence of any large impact craters, blast zones, or clear geological evidence consistent with such massive nuclear events. Mainstream explanations attribute the observed isotopes and surface features to natural processes, such as ancient volcanic or cosmic-ray activity.Brandenburg’s ideas, first presented in papers around 2014 and later expanded, continue to spark public interest but lack empirical confirmation and are widely regarded as speculative.Science and facts💡