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Microscopic Materials on a Magnet
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Caption:
These images show a comparison of the weak magnet OM7 from the Optical Microscope on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander before (left) and after (right) soil deposition.
The microscope took the left image during Phoenix's Sol 15 (June 10, 2008) and the right image during Sol 21 (Jun 16, 2008).
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 | 2008-06-27 | |
| Date in Caption | 2008-06-10 | 2008-06-16 |
| Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Imperial College London | |
| Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10928 | |
| Identifier | PIA10928 | |
