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Phoenix Footpad Up Close
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Caption:
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander did a small amount of excavation as it touched down on pebbly north polar terrain on the Red Planet, as shown in this close-up view of one of the lander's three footpads.
The footpad appears to have slid a few inches as the lander touched down.
This image was taken by the Surface Stereo Imager shortly after Phoenix landed May 25, 2008.
Background Info:
Photojournal Note: As planned, the Phoenix lander, which landed May 25, 2008 23:53 UTC, ended communications in November 2008, about six months after landing, when its solar panels ceased operating in the dark Martian winter.
Cataloging Keywords:
| Name | Value | Additional Values |
|---|---|---|
| Target | Mars | |
| System | ||
| Target Type | Planet | |
| Mission | Phoenix | |
| Instrument Host | Phoenix Lander | |
| Host Type | Lander | |
| Instrument | Solid-State Imaging (SSI) | |
| Detector | ||
| Extra Keywords | Grayscale | |
| Acquisition Date | ||
| Release Date | 2008-05-26 | |
| Date in Caption | 2008-05-25 | |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A&M | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10691 | |
| Identifier | PIA10691 | |
