https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-022-02968-2
Mars is sometimes refer to as the planet of war.
https://phys.org/news/2022-09-life-mars-nasa-perseverance-rover.html
If there was an ancient war or disaster on Mars, how would anyone know?
Information would have to be very gradually released.
https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/12409/biology-and-the-exploration-of-mars
There are plenty of myths and legends to go around. Of course popular culture and the entertainment industry has helped to boost the overall mythology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_War_of_the_Worlds 1897
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carter_of_Mars 1911
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Martian_Chronicles 1950
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quatermass_and_the_Pit_(film) 1967
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_to_Mars 2000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghosts_of_Mars 2001
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Carter_(film) 2012
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_Man_(song) 1972 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtVBCG6ThDk , https://www.youtube.com/c/EltonJohn/videos
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_Mars_(British_TV_series) 2006
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_Mars_(British_TV_series)#Music
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_on_Mars_(song) 1973
David Bowie – Life On Mars? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZKcl4-tcuo , https://www.youtube.com/c/davidbowie/videos
