NASA believes it has found discarded trash millions of miles away on Mars.
Yes, if you thought littering was a problem on Earth, it turns out humans are already causing issues on planets we haven't even inhabited yet.
New images captured by NASA's Perseverance rover were recently shared on one of the space agency's Twitter accounts.
The find has been described as "unexpected" by officials, with the image appearing to show a foil-like object among a rock formation.
"My team has spotted something unexpected: It’s a piece of a thermal blanket that they think may have come from my descent stage, the rocket-powered jet pack that set me down on landing day back in 2021," a tweet from the official NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
In a follow-up tweet, the "Rover" adds: "That shiny bit of foil is part of a thermal blanket – a material used to control temperatures.
"It’s a surprise finding this here: My descent stage crashed about 2 km away. Did this piece land here after that, or was it blown here by the wind?"
The Twitter page then shared some images of the team that wrapped the Mars rover in the thermal blankets, adding: "Think of them as spacecraft dressmakers. They work with sewing machines and other tools to piece together these unique materials."
Despite being rather interesting (who isn't fascinated by the fact we've got what is essentially a remote-controlled car on another planet?), many exasperated Twitter users were left saying the same thing.
"So it’s not enough to trash the earth, we’re littering on other planets now," one person replied. "This can’t possibly backfire."
A second replied: "[Humans] are polluting another planet."
And a third tweeted: "Although a fascinating find, my first thought was: 'Frist proof that mankind successfully began littering the next planet'".
"Humans leave garbage wherever they go. Mars was not going to be an exception," wrote a fourth.
This comes after SpaceX founder Elon Musk recently tweeted his thoughts on how, exactly, he hopes to one day populate Mars with human life.
On June 5, the billionaire spoke of the "calamity" humanity is facing on Earth, tweeting: "Making life multiplanetary expands the scope and scale of consciousness. It also enables us to backup the biosphere, protecting all life as we know it from a calamity on Earth.
"Humanity is life’s steward, as no other species can transport life to Mars. We can’t let them down."
When asked by one Twitter user what Musk's plan was, he responded: "Build 1000+ Starships to transport life to Mars. Basically, (very) modern Noah’s Arks."
