PIA10784: Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer Illustration


Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer Illustration

Caption:

This is a computer-aided drawing of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA, on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.

Background Info:

The Phoenix Mission is led by the University of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf of NASA. Project management of the mission is by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Spacecraft development is by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver.

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 Phoenix Mars Lander
Host Type Lander
Instrument Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color, Thermal
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2008-06-11
Date in Caption
Image Credit NASA/JPL/University of Arizona
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10784
Identifier PIA10784