Mars monolith
Crop of HiRISE PSP_009342_1725
(-7.2S, 267.4 E)
(-7.2S, 267.4 E)
The Mars monolith is a rectangular boulder discovered on the surface of Mars.[1] It is located near the bottom of a cliff, which it likely fell from in the past.[1][2] The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took pictures of it from orbit, roughly 180 miles (300 km) away.[1]
See also
- List of rocks on Mars
- Phobos monolith, boulder on Martian moon
References
External links
- Boulders and Layers in Canyon - NASA
- HRSC - ESA (overview of HiRISE image region by Mars Express)
- HiRISE image of area
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