It’s not a stairway to heaven – it’s a gateway to Mars.
The image of an apparently symmetrical, hand-carved portal to Mars taken by NASA’s Curiosity rover on May 7 has sparked a cosmic array of speculation, conspiracy theories and dreams of intelligent life about the Red Planet.
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In reality, “it’s just the space between two fractures in a rock,” said Ashwin Vasavada, project scientist at the Mars Science Laboratory. sagt Tech-Site Gizmodo Friday, adding, “We traversed an area formed by ancient sand dunes.” These dunes cemented themselves over the eons, forming rocky outcrops, while shifting sands revealed different images of the planet’s surface over time.
The gate would have been carved by very small Martians: the rock fall is only a foot high, Vasavada said.
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“I think what we have here [is] either two vertical breaks where the center piece was pulled out, or one vertical break and the blocks moved apart a little,” Vasavada said.
The planetary portal is just the latest in a long list of well-known objects space enthusiasts have seen on Mars. Previous photos of his landscape have featured images of spoons, squirrels, campfires, and women in dresses. Gizmodo Reports.