The Mars monolith is a rectangular object, possibly a boulder, discovered on the surface of Mars.
The
Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took pictures of it from orbit, roughly 180 miles (300 km) away.
[ The ]HiRISE
High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment is a camera on board the '' Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter'' which has been orbiting and studying Mars since 2006. The 65 kg (143 lb), US$40 million instrument was built under the direction ...
camera that was used to photograph the monolith has a resolution of approximately 1 foot or 30 centimeters per pixel.
Around the same time, the Phobos monolith made international news.
See also
* List of rocks on Mars
Martian rocks and outcrops have been studied ''in-situ'' by various landers and rovers. While many of the rocks identified on the Martian surface are similar to each other, some have been considered scientifically important or otherwise notabl ...
* Mineralogy of Mars
* Phobos monolith, boulder on Martian moon
References
External links
Boulders and Layers in Canyon - NASAHRSC - ESA
(overview of HiRISE image region by Mars Express)
HiRISE image of areaVisual guide to locating the boulder on explore-mars.esri.com
Rocks on Mars
Natural monoliths
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