A bizarre snapshot of the surface of Mars has recently resurfaced along with the conspiracy theory that it shows a human bone.<\/p>\n
Some people think they can see a femur amongst rubble on the Red Planet but this theory was debunked by NASA long ago.<\/p>\n
The photo was actually taken back in 2014 by the Curiosity Rovers MastCam.<\/p>\n
Its still used by conspiracy theorists to claim that there was once human life on Mars.<\/p>\n
This is because it shows a piece of rubble that looks quite similar to a human thigh bone.<\/p>\n
A NASA spokesperson previously explained: Seen by Mars rover Curiosity using its MastCam, this Mars rock may look like a femur thigh bone.<\/p>\n
Mission science team members think its shape is likely sculpted by erosion, either wind or water.<\/p>\n
If life ever existed on Mars, scientists expect that it would be small simple life forms called microbes.<\/p>\n
Mars likely never had enough oxygen in its atmosphere and elsewhere to support more complex organisms. Thus, large fossils are not likely.<\/p>\n
When people attribute human likeness to objects it can be due to a phenomenon called pareidolia.<\/p>\n
According to Science Alert, this condition can make the brain process visual information too quickly and leads to people jumping to conclusions.<\/p>\n
The Mars human bone conspiracy isnt the first time people think theyve spotted life on the planet.<\/p>\n
There have also been claims of things like a Mars Bigfoot or Mars mushrooms.<\/p>\n
As NASA has already noted, if there is life on Mars its likely to be microbes and not anything resembling humans.<\/p>\n
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