# Mysterious moon towers: Are there bases on the lunar surface? | Reality Check

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Podcast: [Reality Check with Ross Coulthart](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart-7475472)
Published: 2026-05-12T21:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

Ross Coulthart explores untold stories using a fact-based approach to address various topics, from unidentified aerial phenomena to other mysteries that often go unreported. In this week’s episode, Coulthart sits down with theoretical physicist Maaneli “Max” Derakhshani to discuss the possibility of artificial structures on the moon, citing anomalies in NASA’s lunar photographs. Watch Part 1 of their discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOmrBWjyUtc Watch Part 2 of their discussion here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyNU8ZJbv1w&t=1s #lunar #NASA #moonexploration Follow Max: YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@maaneliderakhshani4650 X: https://x.com/MaxDerakhshani LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maaneli-max-derakhshani-9385b513/ CREDITS: Host: Ross Coulthart Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate Producer: Will Tomasi Research Producer: Rob Jones Editor: Kanyon Lyons On "Reality Check," NewsNation Special Correspondent Ross Coulthart takes a fact-based approach to tackle everything from unidentified aerial phenomena (UAPs) to mysteries often missing from the headlines. More Reality Check: https://www.newsnationnow.com/podcasts-newsnation/reality-check-with-ross-coulthart/ Email your questions to RealityCheck@NewsNationNow.com NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all Americans. More from NewsNation: https://www.newsnationnow.com/ Get our app: https://trib.al/TBXgYpp Find us on your screen: https://www.joinnn.com/ CHAPTERS: :00 Intro 2:22 Meet Maaneli 4:55 Carl Sagan's Hypothesis 6:21 Conditions of the lunar surface 11:46 Anomaly at the lunar north pole 28:30 Schröteri anomaly 41:32 De Forest anomalies 56:16 Lunar orbiter images 1:04:22 Lunar ho…

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