Apparently Starbucks' influence is everywhere, including on the surface of Mars.

Group of Martians photoshopped onto the surface of Mars holding a sign reading 'Yankee Go Home!'

Native Martians offer a less-than-enthusiastic welcome to the Curiosity rover.

Ridley Scott's Alien is seen on the Mars surface.

Whoa! The rover gets a glimpse of Ridley Scott's iconic Alien. Sigourney Weaver, where are you?

Marvin the Martian is photoshopped into the first photo taken of Mars by the Curiosity Rover.

Looney Tunes' Marvin the Martian looks as surprised to see the Curiosity rover as we are to see him.

Meme of running girl with flashlight superimposed over the Curiosity rover photo.

The running girl meme dons Martian antennae. Is she fleeing the rover, the Alien, or maybe Marvin?

The Tardis from Dr. Who is Photoshopped onto the Martian surface.

Doctor Who gets around, and one Photoshop maestro uncovers the Tardis — his vehicle through time and space.

IAmA Reddit alien, AMA (ask me anything).

Prince Charles meme superimposed on Mars surface.

One meme-ster spots HRH Prince Charles jogging in the Red Planet's shadows.

Alien figure from South Park shown photoshopped onto the surface of Mars.

Stan, Kyle and the South Park boys knew all about Martians before the rover got there.

Meme-makers have a heyday with Mars photo

8/6/2012

Following the landing of NASA's Curiosity rover on Mars, the Internet was abuzz anticipating pictures of the Red Planet sent through space on a 14-minute delay. As photos have arrived, some merry meme-makers went nutty, creating a mélange of well-known memes with the new-but-now-iconic photos, from Dr. Who's Tardis spacecraft to Ridley Scott's Alien. These nine Photoshopped images from around the Web remind us again of the overall ingenuity of our fellow humans in the face of a monumentally historic situation. Oh Internet, what can't you make us laugh at?

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