PIA10790: Flyover Animation of Phoenix Workspace


Flyover Animation of Phoenix Workspace

Caption:

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This animated "flyover" of the workspace of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's was created from images taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 14 (June 8, 2008), or the 14th Martian day after landing.

The visualization uses both of the camera's "eyes" to provide depth perception and ranging. The camera is looking north over the workspace.

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
Host Type Lander
Instrument Solid-State Imaging (SSI)
Detector
Extra Keywords Grayscale, Movie
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2008-06-13
Date in Caption 2008-06-08
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A&M University/NASA Ames
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10790
Identifier PIA10790