Mars Rover Snaps A Picture of What Looks Like An Ancient Egyptian Sarcophagus
ALIEN hunters are hoping that what they claim looks like a sarcophagus on the surface of Mars is the real deal and not just an extreme optical illusion.
Images of the figure-like object have appeared on several alien websites and UFO channels with claims it could be an alien sarcophagus in an ancient burial ground or a fallen statue.
The object was found in images published by NASA after they were beamed back by the Curiosity River droid which is currently exploring the Martian surface.
In a video on the Mister Enigma YouTube channel a computer-generated narration said: “Something remarkable has been found in a Mars rover photo.
Mister Enigma has compared the shape to an ancient Egyptian sarcophagus from Earth
“If we zoom into this NASA image, we will see what appears to be some kind of sarcophagus laying on the edge of a cliff.
“It is awfully close to what the Egyptians used to use to encase mummies after death.”
The video also suggested there could be two faces carved into a cliff looking towards the object and questioned: “Could this be an ancient alien burial ground?”
However, Mister Enigma admits to digitally-edited the image, and other footage it shows, to “make it clearer” and has been accused by some UFOlogists and sceptics of misrepresentation – something it denies.
In this car, though, the channel accepted the object could just be an unusual optical illusion.
Pareidolia is a phenomenon when the brain tricks the eyes into seeing familiar objects or faces in textures or patterns such as clouds or a rocky surface.
The video narration added: “Or is this an extreme case of pareidolia?”
But Scott C Waring, editor of UFO Sightings Daily, who does not appear to be convinced by the whole case for pareidolia, has his money on it being a fallen statue.
He blogged: “It shows a state of a standing figure that has fallen over on its back.
“This may be a sarcophagus or some type of monument celebrating an important person in their alien history.”
