Mars monolith explained

The Mars monolith is a rectangular object (possibly 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.^[3]

Around the same time, the Phobos monolith made international news.^[4]

See also

• • List of rocks on Mars Mineralogy of Mars
• Phobos monolith, boulder on Martian moon

External links

• Boulders and Layers in Canyon - NASA
• HRSC - ESA (overview of HiRISE image region by Mars Express)
• HiRISE image of area

Notes and References

1. News: Wolchover . Natalie . 2012-04-12 . Mars 'monolith' isn't the work of Martians . NBC News . https://web.archive.org/web/20210310032655/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna47024373 . dead . March 10, 2021 . 2020-11-26.
2. News: Ludka . Alexandra . 2012-04-13 . NASA Reevaluates Mars Program After Budget Cuts . en . ABC News . 2020-11-26.
3. Web site: 'Monolith' Object on Mars? You Could Call It That. Natalie Wolchover. Live Science. April 11, 2012.
4. News: Barras . Colin . 2016-09-24 . There is a huge 'monolith' on Phobos, one of Mars's moons . BBC News . 2018-01-24.