Life on Mars: How ‘REVOLUTIONARY’ NASA find uncovered ‘ancient remains’ on Red Planet

“The blue colours represent the deepest depressions, showing the remains of a huge impact.”

The series went on to explain how the remains of an ancient flood channel may be present in the images, too.

The narrator added: “Today it is too cold for water to flow on Mars, but it probably did when these peaks erupted. 

“Rising from the depths, hot magma may have melted subsurface ice, unleashing vast quantities of water flooding the terrain. 

“Beneath ash and lava to the east of Tharsis [volcanic plateau], the Global Surveyor has imaged an ancient flash flood channel, here in blue.”