After NASA's Mars Rover captured some stunning images recently, an entomologist professor from a university in Ohio claimed that these images also show evidence of fossilized and living creatures on the dwarf planet's surface. Based on these pictures - which were sent back to Earth by the Mars Rover - the professor declared something which none of the scientists in the world have imagined before.
Ohio University issued a document claiming that reptile-like aliens existed on the red planet. The said document was deleted after the claims created waves of controversy in the science world.
The university's entomologist Professor Emeritus William Romoser said that the photos captured by NASA's Mars rovers clearly show 'fossilized and living creatures' on the Red Planet's surface.
The insect-like fauna observed appeared to be sheltering and nesting in caves, in burrows beneath the surface, and in specialized structures, the deleted paper said, as reported by Express.co.uk.
"There is [a] diversity among the Martian insect-like fauna which [shows] many features similar to Terran insects that are interpreted as advanced groups - [such as] the presence of wings, wing flexion, agile gliding, and variously structured leg elements," the paper added.
Romoser, while explaining the conclusion, said that the exoskeleton and jointed limbs are sufficient to confirm the presence of arthropods. He added that three areas - a pair of antennae and six legs - are usually enough to verify identification as an earth's insects.
Romoser claimed that these characteristics of insects should be valid to identify an organism on the Martian surface as arthropod-like insects are seen in the pictures captured by Mars rover.
A poster of his research online, which is still available to read, suggested NASA is already "[familiar] with Martian insect- and reptile-like creatures" that live on Mars.
"It [seems] that the 'Red Planet' possesses a [surprisingly plenty] of [more distinct] life forms," the paper continued. Romoser's research analyzed images sent back to Earth by the Mars Rover and had several reactions to the scientific community.
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Romoser and his research
Romoser, Ohio University's entomology professor for 45 years, authored and co-authored four editions of the widely-used textbook called 'The Science of Entomology.' He believed that his findings were genuine and authentic as the professor stated that "the sheer [amount of data] is compelling."
The entomologist, while explaining the evidence of life on Mars, provided a strong basis for many additional significant biological, social, and political questions - that also represents a substantial justification for further study.
Romoser said that studies of insect- and reptile-like creatures he described might change in the future as knowledge of life on Mars evolves.
"The [appearance] of higher metazoan [bodies] on Mars [indicates] the presence of [nutrient and energy] sources, food chains and webs, and water as [there are functioning components] in a viable, ecological setting sufficient [enough] to sustain life," he said.
NASA Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO)
NASA's MRO is a multipurpose spacecraft designed to conduct surveillance and exploration of Mars from orbit launched in August 2005.
Recently captures images showed a series of violent storms that have broken out on the Martian surface while covering the Red Planet in a dusty haze. The US space agency believes that this storm was responsible for ending the Opportunity rover's mission in 2018.