Martian Caves May Harbor Alien Life

Martian Caves May Harbor Alien Life

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A Mars-orbiting satellite recently spotted seven dark spots near the planet's equator that scientists think could be entrances to underground caves.

The football-field sized holes were observed by Mars Odyssey's Thermal Emission Imaging System (THEMIS) and have been dubbed the "seven sisters" — Dena, Chloe, Wendy, Annie, Abbey, Nikki and Jeanne — after loved ones of the researchers who found them.

The potential caves were spotted near a massive Martian volcano, Arisa Mons. Their openings range from about 330 to 820 feet (100 to 250 meters) wide, and one of them, Dena, is thought to extend nearly 430 feet (130 meters) beneath the planet's surface.

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The researchers hope the discovery will lead to more focused spelunking on Mars.

"Caves on Mars could become habitats for future explorers or could be the only structures that preserve evidence of past or present microbial life," said Glenn Cushing of Northern Arizona University, who first spotted the black areas in the photographs.

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....would anyone be surprised if there building up too make it look like THEY just discovered alien life....i have a feeling these pictures have been around a while....but are just now fitting in to the big scheme of things....there has been alot of stuff like this in the news recently

Hey, you know thats true.....never thought of it that way, but it makes sense.

i was hoping so check this out this video really sparked my interest in mars a few months ago www.youtube.com...