Outlandish claims about the reality of life on the Red Planet were first made on the Mundo Desconocido YouTube channel. The alien life conspiracy theorists used unearthed photos taken by the NASA Mars Global Surveyor space probe in the late 1990s. And intriguing shapes found on the Martian surface were then colourised, appearing to bring to life lakes and forests on Mars.
The unnamed narrator is heard questioning whether respected US space agency NASA has been covering-up evidence of alien life on Mars.
He said: “Mars appears to be be just as beautiful as our own planet Earth.
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