MONOLITH

CLEMENTINE DATA DISPLAYS IMMENSE LUNAR MONOLITH

VRML generated from actual NASA Clementine Data

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LOW RESOLUTION SCREENSHOT FROM NASA VRML

This is important--we need as many people with VRML equipped browsers to inspect the monolith in the Clementine-data VRML

EDITOR'S NOTE: of the two extreme opposite ends of a long narrow 3D strip; the monolith can be found on the broader squared end.

HIGH RESOLUTION SCREENSHOT FROM NASA VRML

..Lunar Spire

Are seeing a data-spike or a solid object?

Some 3D modeling does seem evident.

Note comparison to earth obelisks.

Obelisk of Queen Hapshetsut..

Coordinates of area depicted in VRML strip

....Mare Orientale against the horizon

Mare Orientale strip; lat: -20 to -2 deg; long: 88 to 90 WEST; Lateral resolution: 0.2 km/pxl; Source: Clementine; Features: Kopff, KopffD, KopffE

Image of region

Wider image

Gravity over Mare Orientale

The gravity anomalies appear to be dominated almost completely by crustal density variations related to surface topography, crustal isostasy, mantle topography, and meteorite impact.

Lunar Features (clickable database)

THE FAMOUS SHARD

EDITOR'S NOTE: We've been hearing about these spires since the mid-Seventies; we need images; please send if you have such in your collection. Understand that this website is a community effort with no monetary profits. We also need help to establish locations on Lunar Atlas. Does the image below look to be the same topography as VRML images above?