Astronomy
Phoenix has made a successful landing on Mars yesterday. Very soon after the landing, it started sending pictures of itself and the area around it. The Phoenix crew (right) is very happy with the results.
- Phoenix's Microscope Receives First Sample
After 28 Sols, or Martian days, the latest images beamed back to NASA from Phoenix, like the one above, show that the lander is continuing to do its job successfully on Mars. Phoenix's robotic arm, in the picture on the top right corner, has just...
- Phoenix Discovers Ice
The animation at right displays the finding of ice on Mars by Phoenix. As the previous posts about Phoenix on this blog show, Phoenix's mission was to find water on the polar regions of Mars, and it has done exactly that. Through digging, it uncovered...
- Seven Minutes Of Terror!
Seven Minutes of Terror! That's what the spacecraft and the team working on the Phoenix spacecraft will go through, when Phoenix attempts a landing this Sunday on Mars. This is when the space vehicle will first hit the atmosphere of Mars, go through...
- Phoenix Components
The Phoenix spacecraft, launched in August 2007, is landing on Mars this Sunday. It is composed of many different types of components that will help conduct its research on Mars. Some of these instruments are from previous missions that did were abandoned....
- The Phoenix
If you haven't found out already, the Phoenix spacecraft is scheduled to land this Sunday, May 25, 2008 on Mars. So what exactly is the Phoenix spacecraft and mission? Basically, the Phoenix spacecraft is a lander, that will land on Mars and, using...
Astronomy
Phoenix Landing a Success!
Phoenix has made a successful landing on Mars yesterday. Very soon after the landing, it started sending pictures of itself and the area around it. The Phoenix crew (right) is very happy with the results.The above picture is of one of Phoenix' landing pads. Each landing pad of the Phoenix spacecraft is approximately the size of a dinner plate. Notice that the landing pad is covered in dust. This is the result of the lander kicking up some of the soil during landing. However, most of the area around the lander is still in the original state. This is a good outcome since the Phoenix landing has not contaminated and affected the land, not affecting the research that Phoenix will later conduct.
To see the latest pictures that Phoenix has sent back, visit this page.
- Phoenix's Microscope Receives First Sample
After 28 Sols, or Martian days, the latest images beamed back to NASA from Phoenix, like the one above, show that the lander is continuing to do its job successfully on Mars. Phoenix's robotic arm, in the picture on the top right corner, has just...
- Phoenix Discovers Ice
The animation at right displays the finding of ice on Mars by Phoenix. As the previous posts about Phoenix on this blog show, Phoenix's mission was to find water on the polar regions of Mars, and it has done exactly that. Through digging, it uncovered...
- Seven Minutes Of Terror!
Seven Minutes of Terror! That's what the spacecraft and the team working on the Phoenix spacecraft will go through, when Phoenix attempts a landing this Sunday on Mars. This is when the space vehicle will first hit the atmosphere of Mars, go through...
- Phoenix Components
The Phoenix spacecraft, launched in August 2007, is landing on Mars this Sunday. It is composed of many different types of components that will help conduct its research on Mars. Some of these instruments are from previous missions that did were abandoned....
- The Phoenix
If you haven't found out already, the Phoenix spacecraft is scheduled to land this Sunday, May 25, 2008 on Mars. So what exactly is the Phoenix spacecraft and mission? Basically, the Phoenix spacecraft is a lander, that will land on Mars and, using...