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Mars

A 1970s television shows an imagined rust-red Mars colony with a dome and tiny astronaut, an illustration of Alternative 3’s fictional premise, not evidence of a real settlement

Case file 031Culture & Legends

Alternative 3 - hoax or reality?

A television hoax sent missing scientists to Mars, inspiring a conspiracy that drew strength from real military projects and elusive photographs.