But what caused this structure in the first place? Pinning down an absolute answer to these questions can be tricky. Indeed, the size of the rock structure is misleading, but as another Reddit user adds, “so what if it’s only a few inches? How do we know what size our overlords will actually be?” I guess even in extraterrestrial life: size doesn’t matter.Īs with most spacey things, this discovery is shrouded in mystery. You can even see the back if you zoom in.” “It's just a fracture in the ancient rock, barely big enough for a cat to squeeze through. “No, Mars Curiosity hasn't found a "secret door" on Mars leading to a martian chamber, tomb or shopping mall,” Stuart Atkinson, an amateur Martian astronomer and author, posted on Twitter. I guess coincidental breakage, as well as good sun position for the shadows, is the most reasonable explanation,” another user continues. “There's quite a few straight cuts and breaks in the rock formation that you can see. “Sandstone and slate can break in perfectly straight lines pretty easily,” another Redditor replies, in response to some users freaking out over the straightness of the ‘doorway’. “To me, it looks like the rock to the left separated in a shear fracture,” one user notes. Many have pointed out that the structure is likely a shear fracture, caused when the rock breaks away from some kind of external strain. The image has sparked notable controversy on Reddit, as people take to the internet to discuss exactly what this ‘doorway’ could be. Are we looking at the opening of a tunnel into the centre of Mars, where life lives beyond Earth? Got something to hide, Elon? It’s understandable: the image looks like the doors from Star Wars’, Tatooine or an entrance to an underground martian base. The eerie rock formation has pricked the imagination of interplanetary enthusiasts and sci-fi fans alike. A recent snap taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover on Mars has shown up a seriously creepy image of a rock formation, which looks deceptively like an intricately-carved doorway into Martian rock.
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