This image taken by NASA's PHoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager shows the current trenches, labeled Dodo-Goldilocks and Snow White, and the areas identified for future digging, labeled Cupboard and Neverland.
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.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Mars | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | Phoenix | |
Instrument Host | Phoenix Lander | |
Host Type | Lander | |
Instrument | Solid-State Imaging (SSI) | |
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Color | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2008-08-04 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A&M University | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA11004 | |
Identifier | PIA11004 |