Monolith on Mars? Interesting image, page 1

Found this one last night on the Mars HiRise website.
Looks like a monolith type object.

Here are the details:

PSP_009342_1725/PSP_009342_1725_RED.NOMAP.JP2

Image location:
X: 6191
Y: 20500

Rotation of image 81.0 degrees.

Image can also be found here:
Image of Monolith

The image is 100% real. What the object is is another question.
This is taken from the most recent Mars image on the HiRise website.

Here is the area the object was found...



[edit on 25-7-2009 by super70]

reply to post by super70

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Do you suspect this is natural rock feature or do you think it may be something much more significant?

Edited to add: just remembered a video I saw a few days ago on Buzz Aldrin saying there was a monolith on some potato shaped moon orbiting ( i may be wrong) mars.

one on mars, one on one of its moons, that's quite the a coincidence isn't it?

[edit on 7/25/2009 by Alaskan Man]

reply to post by super70

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Yeah, good point, its hard to get a good perspective without any features around to compare it to, i am sure someone out there knows how to tell based by how many meters per pixel the camera photographs at or what not. (i definitely don't know how lol).

I'll be keeping a close eye on this thread.

reply to post by super70

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Interesting super70,something larger to the right as well.

Actual link. IAS Web Start Viewer 3.1.2 accept the download of Viewer 3.1.2 and the .JP2 will load.


Zelong.

reply to post by super70

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Based on another thread on the subject, there is indeed an anomaly, as the OP has found a picture. EXCEPT, that may be the picture of the 'monolith' that is on Mars' moon Phobos?

Anyway, if on Phobos, it's been known about for years, photographed by the Viking lander, I believe (fact check needed).

Some of the more oblique depictions (like in the OP) are computer-generated "what-ifs", based on the original photos which were more directly overhead. These are based, it seems, on t he size of the shadow, and other relative marks and their apparent size.

I think jkrog is right on it, but if interested here's the link tothe other thread:
www.abovetopsecret.com...

[edit on 25 July 2009 by weedwhacker]

Here are some better shots of the same ‘monolith’ I believe you are talking about.

Image courtesy of Lunar Explorer Italia




Here is one from Phobos that looks a lot like yours, are you sure that image is from Mars and not its moon Phobos?

This is the more well known monolith on Phobos:

Courtesy:palermoproject.com

reply to post by weedwhacker

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The picture on the top of my post is from Mars, the bottom one is from Phobos. It can be hard to tell the difference since Phobos and Mars do have somewhat similar surface characteristics in certain spots.

[edit on 7/25/2009 by jkrog08]

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JK, does 'Google Mars' have the resolution necessary to image this, IF it's on Mars???

edit for humor:

If it's Phobos, then it might be proof of IKEA. Like, "Insert tab 'A' into slot 'B' "

OR, it's the carrying handle.

[edit on 25 July 2009 by weedwhacker]

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