I have written elsewhere that Mars will play large in our future. Not just the continuing saga of Giant Robot, but for humanity. I will add a portion of an article and a link for you to follow. This is some stuff that is very interesting, but not really
news to all of us. To some, those involved in, or on the fringes of, a certain military program (which has officially been shut down--but still exists to this day) knew about this information decades ago. I am not going into much detail here, but a character
will be coming along into the next installment of the Giant Robot saga that will be along these lines. Also, there is a separate book about the aformentioned military program that will give many more details. Until then, enjoy.
the link:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/news/odd+news/us-physicist-alien-nuclear-bomb-wiped-out-mars-civilization/article/416731
"Given the large amount of nuclear isotopes in Mars atmosphere resembling those from hydrogen bomb tests on Earth, Mars may present an example of civilization wiped out by a nuclear attack from space.
It is possible the Fermi Paradox means that our interstellar neighborhood contains forces hostile to young, noisy, civilizations such as ourselves."
update 3-13-15
Here is
a link to an interesting article about Mars where a MUSHROOM cloud has been caught on camera recently.