4/22/2020 The Monolith Of Phobos
The location of the monolith (HiRISE image PIA10368)The Phobos monolith is a large rock on the surface of Mars's moon. It is a about 85 m (279 ft) across and 90 m (300 ft) tall. A is a geological feature consisting of a single massive piece of rock. Monoliths also occur naturally on Earth, but it has been suggested that the Phobos monolith may be a piece of.
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The monolith is a bright object near, described as a 'building sized' boulder, which casts a prominent shadow. It was discovered by Efrain Palermo, who did extensive surveys of Martian probe imagery, and later confirmed by Lan Fleming, an imaging sub-contractor at NASA.The general vicinity of the monolith is a proposed landing site by and the, for a robotic mission to Phobos known as PRIME (Phobos Reconnaissance and International Mars Exploration).
The PRIME mission would be composed of an orbiter and lander, and each would carry four instruments designed to study various aspects of Phobos' geology. At present, PRIME has not been funded and does not have a projected launch date. Former astronaut has spoken about the Phobos monolith and his support for a mission to Phobos.The object appears in images SPS252603 and SPS255103, dated 1998. The object is unrelated to located on the surface of Mars, which NASA noted as an example of a common surface feature in that region. See also.References.
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