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[[File:The Phobos Monolith.jpg|thumb|The Mars monolith as seen from orbit]]
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The '''Mars monolith''' is a rectangular object (possibly a boulder) discovered on the surface of [[Mars]].<ref name="wolch">{{Cite news |last=Wolchover |first=Natalie |date=2012-04-12 |title=Mars 'monolith' isn't the work of Martians |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna47024373}}[http://www.nbcnews.com/id/47024373 Natalie Wolchover - Mars 'monolith' isn't the work of Martians (2012) - NBC News]</ref> It is located near the bottom of a cliff, from which it likely fell.<ref name=wolch/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ludka |first=Alexandra |date=2012-04-13 |title=NASA Reevaluates Mars Program After Budget Cuts |language=en |work=ABC News |url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/04/nasa-reevaluates-mars-program-after-budget-cuts |access-date=2020-11-26}}</ref> The [[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]] took pictures of it from orbit, roughly 180 miles (300&nbsp;km) away.<ref name=wolch/>
The '''Mars monolith''' is a rectangular object (possibly a boulder) discovered on the surface of [[Mars]].<ref name="wolch">{{Cite news |last=Wolchover |first=Natalie |date=2012-04-12 |title=Mars 'monolith' isn't the work of Martians |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna47024373}}</ref> It is located near the bottom of a cliff, from which it likely fell.<ref name=wolch/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Ludka |first=Alexandra |date=2012-04-13 |title=NASA Reevaluates Mars Program After Budget Cuts |language=en |work=ABC News |url=http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/technology/2012/04/nasa-reevaluates-mars-program-after-budget-cuts |access-date=2020-11-26}}</ref> The [[Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter]] took pictures of it from orbit, roughly 180 miles (300&nbsp;km) away.<ref name=wolch/>


Around the same time, the [[Phobos monolith]] made international news.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barras |first=Colin |date=2016-09-24 |title=There is a huge 'monolith' on Phobos, one of Mars's moons |work=BBC News |url=http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160923-there-is-a-huge-monolith-on-phobos-one-of-marss-moons |access-date=2018-01-24}}</ref>
Around the same time, the [[Phobos monolith]] made international news.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Barras |first=Colin |date=2016-09-24 |title=There is a huge 'monolith' on Phobos, one of Mars's moons |work=BBC News |url=http://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20160923-there-is-a-huge-monolith-on-phobos-one-of-marss-moons |access-date=2018-01-24}}</ref>

Revision as of 15:39, 26 November 2020

The Mars monolith as seen from orbit

The Mars monolith is a rectangular object (possibly a boulder) discovered on the surface of Mars.[1] It is located near the bottom of a cliff, from which it likely fell.[1][2] The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter took pictures of it from orbit, roughly 180 miles (300 km) away.[1]

Around the same time, the Phobos monolith made international news.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c Wolchover, Natalie (2012-04-12). "Mars 'monolith' isn't the work of Martians". NBC News.
  2. ^ Ludka, Alexandra (2012-04-13). "NASA Reevaluates Mars Program After Budget Cuts". ABC News. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  3. ^ Barras, Colin (2016-09-24). "There is a huge 'monolith' on Phobos, one of Mars's moons". BBC News. Retrieved 2018-01-24.
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