A summary of the 2012 crop-circle season to date: the landing of NASA Curiosity Rover on Mars on August 5, 2012 was one of its most important themes

The 2012 crop-circle season is now almost over. Its two primary themes turned out to be: (i) the current astronomy of Venus, following its path through Earth’s sky after solar transit on June 6, and (ii) the landing of NASA Curiosity Rover on Mars on August 5. Here we will summarize and discuss all crop pictures which have contributed so far to theme (ii). 

The first major crop picture of 2012 appeared at Manton Drove on June 2. It showed a “polar clock” which gave a date of “August 5, Sunday” for its three innermost rings. No one was sure what this might mean at the time. In retrospect, we can be sure that it was meant to denote a safe landing of NASA Curiosity Rover on Mars on August 5, Sunday at 22:31 PDT (see news.nationalgeographic.com):

An accurately measured date of “August 5, Sunday” was posted early in June (see manton drove), although many articles or videos on the Internet continued to quote a less accurate date of “August 4, Saturday”:

 

The three outermost rings of that “polar clock” gave values of “16 hours, 45 minutes, 53 seconds”. Those turned out to match a planet-wide declination of our Sun close to noon on August 5 at 1315 UT (see chalk pit).

Two weeks later on June 17, a remarkable crop picture appeared at Santena in Italy. One part of it showed the “Sun and Mercury in Cancer” for a date of August 4 or 5, 2012 (see Santena 2012). A comparison shown below, between the crop picture and a computer-generated sky diagram, is close but not exact, because the crop picture assumes a visual perspective somewhere below Earth’s south pole:

A second part of that Santena crop picture showed four inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) on a date of December 21, 2012, denoting an end to the Mayan Long Count calendar:

When we study both parts of Santena together, we can see that some important event on August 4 or 5, 2012 is supposed to “lead us into” the Mayan calendar end-date of December 21, 2012:

The smooth curve shown above (on the left) is for planet Mercury, moving in a broad retrograde loop around our Sun. When the date of December 21, 2012 is reached, there is a vibrant glow or exultation in a positive sense. In retrospect, we can be sure that the important event of August 5, shown both at Manton Drove and Santena, was a safe landing of NASA Curiosity Rover on Mars.

Yet another crop picture at The Wrekin in Shropshire on July 21, 2012 gave a direct clue as to the nature of this event. It showed the “Martian Sky Triangle” used by NASA to promote public interesting in their Curiosity Rover landing (see science.nasa.gov or earthsky.org):

The “Martian Sky Triangle” consists of ringed Saturn, a bright star Spica in Virgo, and planet Mars (circled). It could be seen in the night sky all over Earth around August 5 when Curiosity Rover landed. A comparison shown above, between that crop picture and a computer-generated sky diagram, is close but not exact, because the crop picture assumes a visual perspective somewhere above Earth’s north pole (see wrekin).

Two other “sky triangle” crop pictures appeared in Plat d”Etain, France on June 11, or Wilbur, Washington on July 24, as listed in the Appendix below.

Following The Wrekin on July 21, three other spectacular crop pictures appeared at Windmill Hill on July 25, Etchilhampton on July 28, or Owslebury on July 30. Each provided a symbolic countdown to the important event on August 5 as “10, 8, 6 days to go” (see Appendix below).

Finally on the morning of August 5, one of the best crop pictures of 2012 appeared close to Milk Hill in Wiltshire. It showed a schematic image of “Mars Science Laboratory” rotating in orbit before landing, then at its centre a schematic image of “Gale Crater” where NASA Curiosity Rover landed on August 5 at 2231 PDT:

News of that historic event was relayed through several satellites circling Mars, then across huge distances of space (14 light-minutes) to receiving stations on Earth. This may explain why most of the “Mars landing” crop pictures were located close to telephone poles (at Manton Drove) or radio towers (at The Wrekin), in order to symbolize long-distance communication through radio waves.

As the 2012 crop-circle season continues, other articles may summarize (i) the current astronomy of Venus, or (ii) any updates to (ii) Mars Curiosity Rover as presented here.

Red Collie (Dr. Horace R. Drew (Caltech 1976-81, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Cambridge 1982-86, CSIRO Australia 1987-2010)

P.S. We would like to thank all of the aerial photographers and field workers who have carefully documented this 2012 crop-circle season, largely at their own time and expense. Practically all scientists on Earth have ignored this important contact phenomenon, between other advanced forms of life and ourselves.

Appendix 1. Crop pictures relating to Mars Rover landing on August 5, 2012

Wheels rolling on the Martian surface: a crop picture at Milk Hill on August 5, 2012 shows “swirls” and “braids” which match closely the wheel structures of NASA Mars Spirit Rover 2004 or Curiosity Rover 2012

In Part 1 of this analysis, we studied a series of crop pictures from the summer of 2012, which predicted that some important event would happen on August 5, 2012. Next we showed that the “important event” was a safe landing of NASA Curiosity Rover on Mars at 22:31 PDT on the date specified.

Several features of a crop picture at Milk Hill, which appeared on the morning of August 5 (the day when Curiosity Rover landed), seemed to symbolize the historic event which would follow later that evening. For example, its overall image resembled “Mars Science Laboratory”, rotating in orbit during descent.. Its central “explosive” part resembled “Gale Crater” on Mars, which was formed long ago by an explosive meteorite impact. A nearby hill (not far from Milk Hill) seemed analogous to “Mount Sharp” on Mars, which appeared in the first photograph taken by Curiosity Rover after it landed.

Here in Part 2, we will study more closely some “swirls” and “braids” which were drawn in crops at Milk Hill on August 5. First we will show that “six large swirls” in the crop picture resemble a “spiral wheel structure” from Mars Spirit or Opportunity Rovers of 2004. Next we will show that its outer ring has a braided structure which resembles that of the outer wheel surface from Mars Curiosity Rover 2012. Then we will show that its inner ring has a braided structure which resembles that of the inner wheel surface from Mars Spirit or Opportunity Rovers in 2004. Finally we will discuss the implications of these findings for near-future events on Earth, or perhaps even on Mars.

Six “swirls” within that Milk Hill crop picture resemble a spiral structure of wheels from Mars Spirit or Opportunity Rovers

When we compare the Milk Hill crop picture of August 5, 2012 with a wheel from the Spirit or Opportunity Rovers, both of which landed on Mars in 2004, we can immediately see a close resemblance:

Which NASA Mars Rover fits the Milk Hill crop picture better: Spirit 2004 or Curiosity 2012?

If we pursue this analogy further, we can see that “six swirls” in the Milk Hill crop picture look qualitatively similar to “eight swirls” from the wheels of Spirit Rover 2004 (top right), but match in number “six spokes” from the wheels of Curiosity Rover 2012 (bottom right):

The “outer braid of one ring” at Milk Hill matches an outer surface of wheels from Curiosity Rover

When we study this crop picture in fine detail, we can see that an “outer braid of one ring” from Milk Hill has (6 x 12) = 72 small zig-zag features. Thus it resembles the outer surface of wheels from Curiosity Rover 2012, which likewise shows 6 x (4 x 3) = 72 small zig-zag features:

An outer wheel surface from Spirit Rover 2004 is divided into (8 x 3) = 24 horizontal sections (not shown), and hence does not match the outer braid at Milk Hill. Hypothetically, a large parachute which was used to help Curiosity Rover descend to the Martian surface shows 40 zig-zags in its soft material, and again does not match an outer braid of 72 as drawn in crops.

The “inner braid of two rings” at Milk Hill matches an inner surface of wheels from Spirit Rover

Next when we compare an “inner braid of two rings” at Milk Hill with the inner surfaces of wheels from either NASA Mars probe, we find a closer match to those of Spirit Rover than to those of Curiosity Rover. The crop picture shows two intercalating rings of 10 braids each, which have been labelled here with blue (outer ring) or yellow (inner ring) asterisks:

The inner wheel surface from Spirit Rover shows two intercalating rings of 12 small features each (upper right), and thus provides a reasonable (although not exact) match to the crop picture. By contrast, the inner wheel surface from Curiosity Rover shows two rings of 12 or 6 small features each (not shown), and does not match what was drawn in crops.

That “10-10” braid at Milk Hill also looks similar to an “Aztec calendar wheel” signifying 20 days per month (bottom right). This is interesting because some crop pictures show Mayan or Aztec symbolisms.

Milk Hill of August 5, 2012 shows features of both Spirit 2004 and Curiosity 2012 Rovers

We can briefly summarize our results as shown below. An outer braid of one ring at Milk Hill matches more closely the outer surface of wheels from Curiosity Rover, while an inner braid of two rings matches more closely the inner surface of wheels from Spirit Rover:

“Six swirls” which connect outer and inner rings may represent a hybrid of both wheel structures, since Curiosity has “six spokes” while Spirit has “eight swirls”. Alternatively, those “six swirls” may be meant to symbolize “six triangular sections” from Mars Science Laboratory, which was rotating continually during its descent to the Martian surface.

The very centre of this crop picture seems to represent “Gale Crater”, where Curiosity Rover 2012 landed on August 5, 2012. A nearby hill may represent “Mount Sharp”, which was seen in the first photo from Curiosity Rover after it landed. A list of various symbolic features from the Milk Hill crop picture, and their possible interpretations, has been provided in a Table below.

Table 2. Various symbolic features of the “Mars landing” crop picture which appeared near Milk Hill on August 5, 2012

The wheels of Spirit 2004 and Curiosity 2012 Rovers, turning along the surface of Mars

Never before, in the 20-year history of the crop-circle phenomenon, have we seen a whole series of field pictures leading up to one historic event, then marking that event on the day when it occurred with one of their most technically advanced diagrams. These are not just ordinary “artworks”, meant to entertain a few humans on Earth who take crop pictures seriously (despite endless news media disinformation). No, these are serious messages from an unknown, extra-terrestrial source. We can only watch with great expectation to see what might happen next, whether in Wiltshire or on Mars.

Red Collie (Dr. Horace R. Drew)

P.S. We would like to thank Nilsa Garcia-Rey and Hamish Jacobs for help.