There is a huge theory that life may have existed(or still exist) on Mars. And it had images from NASA to prove this theory. According to the author, NASA's Curiosity Rover(The craft sent to Mars from earth to explore the planet) made ''incredible discoveries'' about Mars. These discoveries even prompted researchers to make presumptions that Mars was blooming once with civilization but had a sad end.
Now here's why...
One of the findings made on Mars by the NASA's Curiosity Rover was Methane gas. Lots of it. Interestingly, 90% of Methane gas in the atmosphere of Earth is produced by living organisms. And the Curiosity Rover measured surges of Methane gas in the atmosphere of Mars, leading to the puzzling question: are living organisms responsible for the methane gas on Mars? Researchers say the sources of the methane are unknown but noticed they've spiked in recent years!
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| NASA Curiosity Rover on Mars. |
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| Methane gas emission has surged in recent years. |
Another important find is Water.
Through the combined works of scientists from Europe and America, it has been confirmed that Mars had a huge ocean.
''Our study provides a solid estimate of how much water Mars once had, by determining how much water was lost to space'' said Geronimo Villanueva, a scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and lead author of the paper.
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| Mars densed with large amounts of water. |
Researchers calculated the amount of liquid water that Mars once had by spending six(6) years to map out the amount of ''heavy water'' in the current atmosphere of Mars.
According to scientists at the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, they believed water flowed on Mars a million years ago, which is sooner than previously thought. And they are not ruling out the possibility of the water coming back again.
So, there is Methane and there is Water. What next? Well sit tight.
Introducing... Xenon-129
Xenon is a radioactive gaseous chemical element used in flash lamps. Scientists have found very large traces of Xenon-129 (a type/isotope of Xenon). Why is this a big deal? Because the only process known to produce Xenon-129 is a nuclear explosion!!! The mass/size of the Xenon found on Mars is nearly identical to Earth's.
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| Xenon: Mars vs. Earth. |
This is one of the main factors researchers like Dr. John E. Brandenburg suggest that Mars once had a developed civilization in the distant past but ultimately had a disastrous ending! He claims the Martians were annihilated by another alien race! Other radioactive substances found (for example Uranium, Thorium and radioactive potassium) appear to support his theory.
Further more, Dr. Brandenburg, while explaining evidences for his theory, claimed that the nuclear explosion occurred at 2 places on Mars - Cydonia Mensa and Galaxios Chaos.
Other interesting findings were also made by the NASA Curiosity Rover through photographed images.
A Pyramid
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| This Pyramid(pictured left) was photographed by the Curiosity Rover(pictured right) during its exploration of the Red planet. |
A ''Structure'' that appears to be artificially made, according to UFOlogists.
Helmet on Mars?
A being-like Statue
A Martian Crab?
Evidences like these blow the mind wide open. Presumptions are rife. While these findings culminate into mind puzzling questions such as if Mars was inhabited in the past? What led to its extinction? Who was responsible? Will Earth meet the same fate as Mars?, It has also provoked satirical responses. With some parts of the world claiming these are just ''over exaggeration of coincidences''. Also branding it ''Pareidolia''(Imagined perception of a thing or meaning that does not actually exist).
So what are your thoughts? Are you a believer or not? Do you think this is a breakthrough that shines more light and understanding on our twin planet or do you think someone has been watching too much Star Trek? Whatever your thoughts are, leave them in the comment section.
