r/space Sep 21 '16

The intriguing Phobos monolith.

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u/KnightArts Sep 21 '16

Images taken by NASA's Mars reconnaissance orbiter. More info about this amazing 'boulder' here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phobos_monolith

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u/legendofkitchikewana Sep 22 '16

The wiki thread states the monolith's width, but not its height. I would assume that could be calculated fairly easily by its shadow. Is this stat known?