An image captured by NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars has reignited fringe internet theories of an apocalyptic war after a self-proclaimed UFO hunter claimed the photograph shows an unexploded alien missile resting in the dust. Scott C Waring circulated the resurfaced picture online, arguing the object is smoking-gun proof that a catastrophic cosmic conflict wiped out an ancient, thriving Martian civilisation.
For context, this news comes shortly after Waring pointed to another mysterious photo taken inside Gale Crater, claiming it showed an ancient extraterrestrial home complete with a carefully carved doorway.