The smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun, Mercury is only slightly larger than Earth’s Moon.
US space agency NASA said in a statement: “Daytime Temperatures can reach 430C (800F) and drop to -180C (-290F) at night.
“It is unlikely life (as we know it) could survive on this planet.”
But apparently undeterred by these facts, UFO hunter Scott Waring believes he has spotted an ‘alien base’ on the distant planet.
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Waring’s claims are instead explained by an anthropomorphic effect known as ‘pareidolia’.
Pareidolia is the human brain’s tendency to accidentally recognise shapes and patterns where they do not exist.
NASA said: “Pareidolia is the psychological phenomenon where people see recognisable shapes in clouds ... Read even more
