Elon Musk calls for NASA to investigate mysterious ‘square structure’ on Mars
By Marc Menendez-Roche • Updated: 08 Feb 2025 • 22:11 • 2 minutes read
Enhanced NASA image of the Martian square. The image has been enhanced to make the square more visible. Credit: NASA/JPL/Malin Space Science Systems via Mars Orbiter Camera, Arizona State University’s Mars image explorer.
All eyes are on the Red Planet once again after a bizarre ‘square structure’ on the Martian surface caused a cosmic commotion online.
SpaceX mogul Elon Musk fuelled the frenzy by posting on X (formerly Twitter), “We should send astronauts to Mars to investigate,” while infamous podcaster Joe Rogan also joined in the speculation. Is this finally the evidence we’ve all been waiting for…?
What is the mysterious structure on Mars?
A newly resurfaced NASA Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Mars Orbiter Camera snap shows a rugged region around 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) wide. In the image, there’s a suggestively square(ish) feature that’s sparked heated chatter on social media and Reddit. Some swear it’s the remnants of an ancient Martian civilisation, claiming that ‘nature never makes neat squares’. But hold on to your space helmets – experts say the image has been edited to emphasise the shape, and even in the raw photo you’d have to squint to see anything distinctly rectangular.
While the photo lingered in relative obscurity for some time, it took off faster than a Falcon rocket once Joe Rogan discussed it on his show. Elon Musk then stepped in with his trademark enthusiasm, urging a manned mission to see for ourselves. But not everyone’s ready to book a one-way ticket to the Red Planet just yet.
Is it just Pareidolia? When your mind plays tricks and has you seeing ‘squares’
So why do we see squares, faces, or even Elvis in our toast? Blame pareidolia – our evolved tendency to spot meaningful patterns (like a lurking lion!) in random visuals. Carl Sagan famously noted that our ancestors who ran from anything resembling a predator were more likely to survive. So if you’re primed to pick out potential perils, it’s natural you might see squares on Mars – or canals, or pyramids, or the occasional ‘avocado rock’.
So, are we alone or not?
While we haven’t found conclusive proof of little green men (or big square houses) on Mars, scientists are keen to keep looking. The only way to be sure is through rigorous research – and yes, maybe one day a fearless crew of astronauts.
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Marc Menendez-Roche
Marc is a writer, educator, and language enthusiast with a background in business and legal communication. With over a decade of experience in writing and teaching, he brings a clear, engaging voice to complex topics—guided by a keen interest in educational neuroscience and how people learn. At Euro Weekly News, Marc contributes lifestyle features and community-focused stories that highlight everyday life across Spain. His ability to connect language, learning, and lived experience helps bring depth and relatability to the topics he covers.
Comments
Jonka
06 February 2025 • 12:17It’s just hype, a few rocks making .you think it’s some kind of building, I just hope musk knows what he’s doing
John
06 February 2025 • 18:26I’m sure he does and anyway, what could go wrong? It’ll be fine.
Rob
06 February 2025 • 18:49Please please please send Musk 👋🏼
Elizabeth
06 February 2025 • 23:02Brilliant please from me too x
Ted
07 February 2025 • 00:13👍👍🤞
Strax
07 February 2025 • 02:02Strap him to a Starship & bid him “bon voyage”.
I think he will find it to be the corner of a square on a 4 dimensional galactic chess board. At least I do hope so as it may just make him realise that maybe he isn’t the smartest, most important narcissist in the galaxy. I just hope he doesn’t get home sick.
PosaunePeon
07 February 2025 • 12:58Trump is “the most important narcissist in the galaxy”, surely…?
Paul
07 February 2025 • 14:59What are you bring Trump name into this,
There’s a lot stupid people.
Phil
07 February 2025 • 04:35I was thinking the same thing great idea, he’s the one with the rockets. Send him thought he’d volunteered by now.
Fatty
07 February 2025 • 11:13Please take his crappy cars with him…
Miguel
06 February 2025 • 19:52He doesn’t!!!!
Peter Spano
06 February 2025 • 20:39Trying to get NASA to pay for his desire to go to Mars
John
07 February 2025 • 02:16this is straight rage bait for the ignorant… the less intelligent should really wake up & realize the media plays you like a fiddle & these goofy articles are just that…
Fatty
07 February 2025 • 11:15You think?
NakedOrange
07 February 2025 • 12:11Well said, remember when Musk was a hero? Couldn’t read a bad word printed about him. Regardless of his political views, he’s done more for the space program than any other billionaire.
Kez
07 February 2025 • 15:04He get paid handsomely from the pockets of the American tax payer.
5 billon he received to land men to the moon, all he has done is reach low earth orbit and then crash and burn. 5 billion of your money burnt for that.
Mick
07 February 2025 • 11:59Easy to stump up ideas for space travel, like muskstick not that he would have the balls to go. But am sure he will suggest or bribe someone for a one way trip.
David
06 February 2025 • 12:18It’s a weather bloon. It’s always a weather bloon
Daniel james
06 February 2025 • 15:10🤣🤣🤣🤣
Thomas Watson
06 February 2025 • 16:25True 🤔
A
06 February 2025 • 18:50Balloon, you idiot
Daniel
07 February 2025 • 11:29This is why we have not been visited by aliens, the see how smart some of us are not
Skalamanga
09 February 2025 • 15:19Actually, I was the one who suggested nasa go look at it, musk stole my idea.
Harry White
06 February 2025 • 22:43All make believe, we don’t leave the surface of the earth, can’t get past the firmament. At the top they are all in the lie
poopluv
12 February 2025 • 09:58elon musk is a square
JP1977
06 February 2025 • 12:30“…The image has been enhanced to make the square more visible…” – I think you meant ‘Altered, by drawing a square that’s not there. Show the original for a rue, non-biased representation.
Thomas Watson
06 February 2025 • 16:26It could be heart shaped ( Valentine’s Day is fast approaching 🥰
Peter
06 February 2025 • 22:17I was looking for the original. Forever the optimist.
Phil
07 February 2025 • 04:38Just like the face on Mars, there is nothing of the kind, just a shadow. But they made a whole movie referencing it very sweet story but not reality.
Mrs j mason
06 February 2025 • 13:36Are you sure that this isn’t another AI illusion?
Brian
06 February 2025 • 13:43I think Elon Musk should lead the expedition himself. One way
Nestor G Barragan
06 February 2025 • 18:33Take Donald along.
Larry
06 February 2025 • 15:49Very interesting if you can show more I will really appreciate it
SMGWH01
06 February 2025 • 17:39Like the face on Mars Nasa air brushed out the original then said the original was the fake when in truth the airbrushed copy is the fake.
Mike Travis
06 February 2025 • 19:04I bet it was once a pyramid structure 😉
Rob Pacman-jedi
06 February 2025 • 19:13Maybe we could fly him to the moon and leave him there.
Greg
06 February 2025 • 19:52Or even better snowflakes like you
Greg
06 February 2025 • 19:52Thank god we have people like Elon, maybe as humans we have a chance of survival into the future. With great leader like Elon and President Trump humanity has a chance
Phil
07 February 2025 • 04:41Wow, here’s a Muskrat for sure, someone believes all his hype like his self driving car that would be ready in 2017, and his hyper loop, and his et cetera et cetera et cetera. get a grip the man’s not a genius.
Keith Baker
07 February 2025 • 07:57Oh dear! You have been deluded to thinking a criminal, a pathological liar and a closet nazi and narcissist are going to save the world! Too many fantasy movies maybe? Or just mentally weak and gullible to swallow anything those two throw out there?
Skalamanga
09 February 2025 • 15:24Musk is just another trust fund brat taking credit for everyone else’s hard work.
Dave
06 February 2025 • 20:46Dear Greg I hope you are joking about Elon and Trump !!! Together they could destroy the whole of civilization and not care about a thing as long as they are alive… But then with just being them 2 morons left one would have to be the male and the other his bitch and for one I think the bitch won’t be Trump 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 If I ruled I would them them 2 on their bikes to Mars and make sure there was no return trip, if you get what I mean 🤣😂
Freeman
07 February 2025 • 04:53Learn to spell and and you’re also a worthless person with no purpose (Donald trump is the president of the USA. Elon musk is revolutionizing the world for long term human existence.. your nothing)
Fatty
07 February 2025 • 11:18Get a grip…
Skalamanga
09 February 2025 • 15:33You wrote ‘and’ twice, there’s a severe lack of punctuation, you missed the capitalisation of ‘Trump’, ‘President’, and ‘Musk’, ellipses have three periods, and the final you’re is missing its apostrophe.
Zippy
06 February 2025 • 21:16It’s photo shop
poopluv
12 February 2025 • 10:02it’s SpongeBob ‘s thong
David
06 February 2025 • 21:27Um it’s obviously a high resolution square the same as on Google maps
Terry
06 February 2025 • 23:03If it was a structure it must have been massive to still be visible after billions of years of erosion.
DAZED AND CONFUSED
06 February 2025 • 23:22With all that is going on in the world today and this is where his brain is at. Maybe he can build an electric spaceship and if and when he gets there he might be able to find aplace to plug it in some where in that so called square. If there is life on Mars maybe they can sell the planet to him because he has so much money.🤔
Alec
07 February 2025 • 00:28Dear Mr. Musk you can send me the one way ticket, cause I’m Canadian, who happens to loves cold remote places. Anytime:)
Geoffrey
07 February 2025 • 00:30AI can create literally ANY image you want these days – in hyper real detail, so these type of posts are effectively redundant 🤪
Dom
07 February 2025 • 01:09It wasn’t that long ago you lot arrived here with your technology, riding horse back building castles and then boats and invading earth. I’m not surprised now you destroyed this planet you want to go home to mars
Josh
07 February 2025 • 03:11Hey Dave, how is Trump so dangerous. He has campaigned all 3 times on an anti war stance. The world (in particular poor people in other countries) is so much safer with Trump in charge. There will be many less wars and innocent people dying under Trump than Biden and Obama.
Skalamanga
09 February 2025 • 15:45That comment is so delusional if you believe any of it is actually true.
His ‘anti war’ stance involves wiping entire countries and regions clean of all their indigenous population and turning them into golf courses for the billionaire crooks he owes money to.
Joe rogan
07 February 2025 • 04:49Did you guys and girls hear! DJT won the election in a massive landslide and hired Elon musk ! USA USA USA!!!! No more crazy moron libs!!!
Skalamanga
09 February 2025 • 15:47“Crazy Morons” coming out of Joe Rogan’s mouth…
Trisha
07 February 2025 • 06:13Why would he do that..he could afford to find it if he so wished
Amyg
07 February 2025 • 09:15Leave the Borg alone.
Dr John C Bullas
07 February 2025 • 10:24The fact that features are continuous across the “edges” but the image intensity does not suggests it is a single image from the observing satellite that somehow was left uncorrected, nothing to see here, move along.
Anita Dildo
07 February 2025 • 11:51Nobody Cares… especially about something some ignorant inbred Nazi says. He supports Trump, so he’s obviously not the genius everyone thinks he is… all he did was take mommy and daddy’s money to BUY other people’s companies… and Trump has proven that any idiot can make money if they’re given a life of privilege anf wealth to start with.
Sonjoy das
07 February 2025 • 12:30Interesting 😎, could be something
But very chance to have nothing 😉
Marc Menendez-Roche
07 February 2025 • 13:47Thanks for reading guys! Really enjoying the comments. Keep em coming!
Erdling
07 February 2025 • 14:30It’s clear to see that most here are not the sharpest flints in the hunting pouch. I think it best to send all the globalist neo-lib quadrupeds to Mars. The lack of oxygen won’t be a hindrance to their gray matter and there isn’t much there for them to destroy other than themselves. It’s a win for everyone.
Tk me 2 ur leader
07 February 2025 • 19:22Amazing how stupid people’s ideas are on here…lmao funny comments 🤣
Robert W
08 February 2025 • 01:36Well it looks like the remains of a pyramid. Maybe humans of earth didn’t build the pyramids.
Bunghole
08 February 2025 • 07:01These comments cracked me up
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