Alien hunters hail ‘archway on Mars’ as proof that empire of midget Martians once ruled the Red Planet

UFO spotters have claimed that the discovery of a strange looking arch formation on the surface of Mars is "proof" that a mini-Martian midget empire once lived on the Red Planet.

This astonishing suggestion was sparked when alien hunters noticed a weird structure in a picture snapped by the Curiosity Rover.

"It's absolute proof that tiny intelligent aliens were in control of this planet," , publisher of the website UFO Sightings Daily.

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Waring said the midget Martians would be just big enough to fit into the arch, standing six inches tall and three inches wide.

"Right now, people say this is just a rock," he added.

"But decades into the future they will say these are alien artefacts. With time comes knowledge."

There may be a more logical explanation. We know winds blow at speeds of up to 60mph on Mars, often carrying sand along with them.

Here on Earth, a similar process forms bizarre shapes over long periods of time, as sand-laden desert sands create .

Could the same thing have happened on Mars?

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