Levitating spoons, Donald Trump’s face and 11 other crazy things alien hunters claim to have spotted on Mars
The tin-foil brigade really have come out with some ludicrous claims about what is lurking on Earth's neighbouring planet
EVER since the first probe returned from the Red Planet, alien-obsessed conspiracy theorists have dedicated their spare time to trawling through photos for signs of life on Mars.
Since the early days of space exploration, the tin-foil brigade have managed come out with some ludicrous claims about what is lurking on Earth's neighbouring planet.
The availability of high-quality NASA images has made it easier than ever for amateur alien hunters to trawl the surface of Mars, and their wild imaginations have kicked up some hilarious claims over the years.
Although it is certainly not impossible that alien bacteria could be dwelling on the planet, it's highly unlikely that extraterrestrial beings are developed enough to be responsible for any of these findings.
From jelly donuts to rogue shoes, here are some of the maddest things alien hunters claim to have spotted on Mars.
God's face
It took a spot of divine intervention for alien hunters, but they managed to find an "ancient god's face" lurking in a heap of Mars rock.
A Sasquatch skull
Bigfoot lived and died on Mars, if this photo of a Sasquatch skull among a pile of rocky debris is to be believed.
Crab monsters
A terrifying giant crab is said to be lurking on the Red Planet, after an enhanced photo appeared to show a crustacean tucked away in a rocky crag.
Women
Two extraterrestrial ladies are living on Mars, according to the UFO buffs who noticed the female figures in these NASA snaps.
Alien metal
An enhanced photo taken by the Mars rover allegedly shows a lump of Martian metal, which NASA killjoys claimed was probably a meteorite fragment or a trick of the light.
An archway
Serial alien hunter Scott C. Waring claimed to spot this tiny Marsble Arch on the planet's surface... evidence of an empire of alien midgets? Or just a rock?
Floating spoons
This hefty spoon looks to be levitating, but really it's just a fragile rock formation made possible by the reduced gravitational pull on Mars' surface.
A giant waffle
An image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter showed this waffle-shaped island, which was suggested by some to be evidence that aliens are big fans of breakfast foods.
Fish
Alien fans caused quite a splash when they clocked this "fish" in footage from NASA's Curiosity rover.
A jelly doughnut
Apparently, hungry aliens love a good jelly doughnut, although NASA denies the presence of any snacks, sweet or savoury, on our neighbouring planet.
Donald Trump's head
The Donald may seem like he's on another planet sometimes... maybe it's because his head has been spotted lurking on Mars?
A thigh bone
Footage from NASA's Curiosity rover revealed this "thigh bone" buried in the red dust, although scientists claim it's (surprise, surprise) just a rock eroded into the shape of a bone.
A shoe
Prominent UFO spotter Scott C. Waring really put his foot in it when he went public with one off his odder sightings, a shoe lurking on the Red Planet.
