Foreign life conspiracy theorists have been throwing photos of Mars for decades, seeking evidence from aliens for intelligence – despite all indications that it does not exist. However, UFO hunter Scott Waring is among those who remain unintentional.
His latest bizarre presentation comes in the form of an archive panorama taken by NASA’s Curverity Mars rover.
The NASA-controlled gigapan image was taken by the space agency’s probe on sol 595, as the 595th Martingale day of its mission.
Mr. Waring took to his blog ET Data Base to speculate about a strange anomaly sitting near a peak on a desolate Martian hill.
He said: “I was looking through some NASA Mars photos and came across something on a hilltop. A structure.
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Redneck Anomalies appeared convinced by the claim, asking, “Who has ever seen sand in perfectly straight lines and 90-degree angles?”
And fellow reporter Arch Angel agreed, commenting: “Good find, looks like on top of an area area, maybe windows were built around the top to look out for.”
What is more likely, however, is that the early discoveries are simply a matter of pareidolia.
Pareidolia, which is a form of apophenia, is an effect that causes people to see recognizable forms and patterns where they do not exist.
NASA said: “Pareidolia is the psychological phenomenon where humans see recognizable shapes in clouds, rock formations, or other unrelated objects or data.
“There are many examples of this phenomenon on Earth and in space.”
