[2][3] A monolith is a geological feature consisting of a single massive piece of rock.
The monolith is a bright object near Stickney crater, described as a "building sized" boulder, which casts a prominent shadow.
[4][5] 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 Johnson Space Center.
[4] 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.
[11] The Phobos monolith features in Alastair Reynolds' 2012 science-fiction novel Blue Remembered Earth, wherein its surface has been entirely carved by visiting astronauts into the semblance of a wrecked spaceship.