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Mission to Mars' north poloar region Phoenix Mars Lander
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  imageALT   Phoenix Robotic Arm's Workspace After 90 Sols
During the first 90 Martian days, or sols, after its May 25, 2008, landing on an arctic plain of Mars, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander dug several trenches in the workspace reachable with the lander's robotic arm.
› Read More August 27, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Ice Cold Sunrise on Mars
From the location of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, above the Martian arctic circle, the sun does not set during the peak of the Martian summer.
› Read More August 26, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Deep 'Stone Soup' Trenching by Phoenix
Digging by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Aug. 23, 2008, during the 88th sol (Martian day) since landing, reached a depth about three times greater than in any trench Phoenix has excavated.
› Read More August 25, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Conductivity Probe after Trench-Bottom Placement
Needles of the thermal and conductivity probe on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander were positioned into the bottom of a trench.
› Read More August 22, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Mid-Level Soil Sample for Oven Number Seven
Soil from a sample called Burning Coals was delivered through the doors of cell number seven (left) of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Aug. 20, 2008, during the 85th Martian day, or sol, since Phoenix landed.
› Read More August 21, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Phoenix's Workspace
This mosaic of images taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager shows Phoenix's workspace, informally named "Wonderland," with the major trenches and features that have been informally named as of Sol 84 (August 19, 2008), the 84th Martian day after landing.
› Read More August 20, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Morning Frost on Martian Surface
A thin layer of water frost is visible on the ground around NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in this image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager at 6 a.m. on Sol 79 (August 14, 2008), the 79th Martian day after landing.
› Read More August 15, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Frost Accumulation on Telltale Mirror
Bright specks of frost accumulate on the mirror of the telltale on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in this series of images.
› Read More August 15, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Atomic Force Microscope Operation
This animation is a scientific illustration of the operation of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Atomic Force Microscope, or AFM. The AFM is part of Phoenix's Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA.
› Read More August 14, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Images from Phoenix's MECA Instruments
The image on the upper left is from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Optical Microscope after a sample informally called "Sorceress" was delivered to its silicon substrate on the 38th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (July 2, 2008).
› Read More August 14, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Sharp Tips on the Atomic Force Microscope
This image shows eight sharp tips of the NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Atomic Force Microscope, or AFM. The AFM is part of Phoenix's Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA.
› Read More August 13, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   First Sample Delivery to Mars Microscope
This image was taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 17th Martian day, or sol, after landing (June 12, 2008).
› Read More August 13, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Martian Dust Collected by Phoenix's Arm
This image from NASA's Phoenix Lander's Optical Microscope shows particles of Martian dust lying on the microscope's silicon substrate.
› Read More August 13, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Images from Phoenix's MECA Instruments
The image on the upper left is from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Optical Microscope after a sample informally called "Sorceress" was delivered to its silicon substrate on the 38th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (July 2, 2008).
› Read More August 13, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Martian Surface after Phoenix's Conductivity Measurements
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm Camera took this image on Sol 71 (August 6, 2008), the 71st Martian day after landing. The shadow shows the outline of Phoenix's Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe, or TECP.
› Read More August 8, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Color View of 'Rosy Red' Delivered to TEGA
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager took this false color image on Sol 72 (August 7, 2008), the 72nd Martian day after landing. It shows a soil sample from a trench informally called "Rosy Red" after being delivered to a gap between partially opened doors on the lander's Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA.
› Read More August 8, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   'Snow White' Trench
This image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 43, the 43rd Martian day after landing (July 8, 2008).
› Read More August 5, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site on Northern Mars
This view combines more than 400 images taken during the first several weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain at 68.22 degrees north latitude, 234.25 degrees east longitude on Mars.
› Read More July 31, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site on Northern Mars, Polar Projection
This view combines more than 400 images taken during the first several weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain at 68.22 degrees north latitude, 234.25 degrees east longitude on Mars.
› Read More July 31, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site on Northern Mars, Vertical Projection
This view combines more than 400 images taken during the first several weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain at 68.22 degrees north latitude, 234.25 degrees east longitude on Mars.
› Read More July 31, 2008
       
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