Mysteries of Mars

Alien spotters claim to have spotted a "skull" on the surface of Mars in one of NASA"s photographs of the planet, the object is most likely to be a normal rock with natural features that resemble eye sockets and a nose."UFO spotters are claiming they have spotted an alien skull on Mars after NASA beamed back satellite images from the planet.

At first glance it looks like a rocky desert - but this image of the Mars landscape has got space-gazers talking."

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A new high resolution image of the infamous Face on Mars has revealed it as nothing more than a rocky hill.The original Face on Mars was photographed in 1976 by the Viking spacecraft and generated years of conspiracy theories, later however newer photographs of the site revealed the face as little more than a trick of the light. It was the startling photograph that spawned a thousand conspiracy theories.

A photograph taken by the American Viking 1 Orbiter in July 1976 appeared to show a hill in the shape of a human face on the dusty surface of Mars.

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Researchers believe they have pinpointed rock formations on Mars that could contain fossil evidence of early life.The find comes from studies comparing formations of rocks on Mars with similar ones in Australia that are known to contain evidence of early life onEarth.

U. S. researchers say they"ve identified rock formations on Mars that could contain fossilized remains of early life on the planet.

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The whole of Mars' surface was shaped by liquid water around four billion years ago, say scientists. Signs of liquid water had been seen on southern Mars, but the latest findings reveal similar signals in craters in the north of the Red Planet. The team made their discovery by examining data from instruments on board Europe's Mars Express and Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. They report the findings in the latest issue of the journal Science. John Carter, of the University of Paris, led the team of France- and US-based scientists. "Until now, we had no idea what half Mars was made of in terms of mineral composition," he told BBC News. "Now, with the Esa and Nasa probes, we have been able to get a mixture of images and spectral information about the composition of the rock."

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