Sorry, NASA hasn’t discovered a secret entrance to Mars

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Do you know what I want clear evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. Give me tentacle beasts, a civilization of aliens who live in underground caves. Make my sci-fi fantasies a reality. NASA’s recent Curiosity probe image of a strange rock formation on the Red Planet has raised some interesting speculation, but it’s not evidence of alien activity. circuits

Goofy Mars rocks are the spice of life for me, and that’s fun. I came across this on Tuesday Since discussion Reddit has been removed He asks what might have caused the entrance-like recess in the side of the hill of Mars. The view from a series of Raw images captured by Curiosity’s column-mounted camera On May 7.

UFO debunker Interesting UFO Take a picture of what looks like a “secret underground tunnel entrance” by sharing a wider view of the landscape. “If we put it in context as part of the overall mosaic, we can see this little spot in a rock that has boulders, fractures, other shapes, and other erosion features all over the surface of this rock.” Tweet on UFO interest on Wednesday.

Pictures from Mars can be deceiving. Funky wear Rocks can look like a fish. This is what the back rack could look like look in the face. Cropped photos and zoomed in views can make small features look big. The “entrance” can go completely unnoticed if the shadows fall from a different angle.

This does not detract from the fun of finding strange-shaped rocks and natural features on Mars. We definitely should have fun butt cracks And Zen Gardens And whimsical arcs. But perhaps the most magical thing is that we have a robot on wheels that spins around Gale Crater and brings back images from another world.