Of all the things to spot lurking on Mars a creature that is usual found on the earth's south pole is not what you'd expect to find.
But one amateur stargazer seems convinced he's found the real-deal that proves his suspicion there really is life on the red planet.
Steve Martin said he spent hours trawling through Nasa images of Mars before he stumbled across the picture.
But strangely he claims to believe that the 'extra-terrestrial' sticking its head out from behind a rock is nothing other then a Humboldt penguin.
Humboldt penguins are typically found in South America and breed off the coasts of Chile and Peru.
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Puzzled Steve told The Sun : “I’ve always thought there was life on Mars and now I think I might have proved it.
“I have spent hours looking at Nasa images but I never thought I would find a penguin.
"I don’t know how it got up there but I hope Nasa carefully study the picture and can work out how and why.”
The discovery caps off a big week for astronomers after the first pictures of a black hole were revealed.
