The Mars monolith is a rectangular object, probably a boulder, discovered on the surface of Mars.[1][2] The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took pictures of it from orbit, roughly 180 miles (300 km) away.[1] The HiRISE camera that was used to photograph the monolith has a resolution of approximately 1 foot or 30 centimeters per pixel.[1]
Around the same time, the Phobos monolith made international news.[3]
See also
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- List of rocks on Mars
- Mineralogy of Mars
- Phobos monolith, boulder on Martian moon
References
edit- 1 2 3 Wolchover, Natalie (2012-04-12). "Mars 'monolith' isn't the work of Martians". NBC News. Archived from the original on March 10, 2021. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ Ludka, Alexandra (2012-04-13). "NASA Reevaluates Mars Program After Budget Cuts". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
- ↑ Barras, Colin (2016-09-24). "There is a huge 'monolith' on Phobos, one of Mars's moons". BBC News. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
External links
edit- Boulders and Layers in Canyon - NASA
- HRSC - ESA Archived 2014-04-21 at the Wayback Machine (overview of HiRISE image region by Mars Express)
- HiRISE image of area
- Visual guide to locating the boulder on explore-mars.esri.com
- Location of the boulder in arcgis.com Mars imagery
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