PIA10917: Phoenix's Wet Chemistry Laboratory Units


Phoenix’s Wet Chemistry Laboratory Units

Caption:

This image shows four Wet Chemistry Laboratory units, part of the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) instrument on board NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. This image was taken before Phoenix's launch on August 4, 2007.

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 Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA)
Detector
Extra Keywords Color
Acquisition Date
Release Date 2008-06-26
Date in Caption 2007-08-04
Image Credit NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona
Source photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10917
Identifier PIA10917