Have the Martians just opened the door for us?

[Elckerlyc]

Are we on the brink of discovering of Life on Mars? Or just another (optical) illusion?
Nasa - Curiosity Mastcam

See also Twitter: Door on Mars

 

[Wayne Mack]

It's the same as the moon landings -- it was all made in the backlots of Hollywood.

 

[Wayne Mack]

Here's one explanation. Vertical cracks are natural, the rest is just imagination. NASA's Curiosity Rover Spotted a 'Doorway' on Mars

 

[Fiberglass Cyborg]

Beware of Ice Warriors....

 

[CupofJoe]

Another article:

A 'doorway' on Mars? How we see things in space that aren't there

We should not be surprised that some of the innumerable rocks on Mars have weird shapes, because many have been sand-blasted by wind erosion for billions of years.

theconversation.com

 

[psikeyhackr]

So did they issue commands to take a closer look or not? How long would it take for the robot to divert for that?

 

[Valtharius]

It's the same as the moon landings -- it was all made in the backlots of Hollywood.

After 2001 came out, the US government went to Stanley Kubrick and asked him to film moon landing footage for Cold War propaganda. He enthusiastically agreed-but insisted that they give him the budget to shoot on location.