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Mission to Mars' north poloar region Phoenix Mars Lander
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  imageALT   Martian Arctic Dust Devil and Phoenix Meteorology Mast
The Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander caught this dust devil in action west-southwest of the lander at 11:16 a.m. local Mars time on Sol 104, or the 104th Martian day of the mission, Sept. 9, 2008.
› Read More September 11, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Martian Arctic Dust Devil, Phoenix Sol 104
The Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander caught this dust devil in action west of the lander at 11:49 a.m. local Mars time on Sol 104, or the 104th Martian day of the mission, Sept. 9, 2008.
› Read More September 11, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Solar Panel Buffeted by Wind at Phoenix Site
Winds were strong enough to cause about a half a centimeter (.19 inch) of motion of a solar panel on NASA's Phoenix Mars lander when the lander's Surface Stereo Imager took this picture on Aug. 31, 2008, during the 96th Martian day since landing.
› Read More September 11, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Martian Dust Devil Movie, Phoenix Sol 104
The Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander caught this dust devil in action west of the lander in four frames shot about 50 seconds apart from each other.
› Read More September 11, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Phoenix Telltale Movie with Clouds, Sol 103
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's telltale catches a breeze as clouds move over the landing site on Sol 103 (Sept. 7, 2008), the 103rd Martian day since landing.
› Read More September 11, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Nighttime Clouds in Martian Arctic (Accelerated Movie)
An angry looking sky is captured in a movie clip consisting of 10 frames taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.
› Read More September 11, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Snow White Trench Prepared for Sample Collection
The informally named "Snow White" trench is the source for the next sample to be acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander for analysis by the wet chemistry lab.
› Read More September 9, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Underneath Phoenix Lander 97 Sols After Touchdown
The Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took this image on Sept. 1, 2008, at about 4 a.m. local solar time during the 97th Martian day, or sol, since landing.
› Read More September 8, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Phoenix Conductivity Probe with Shadow and Toothmark
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander inserted the four needles of its thermal and conductivity probe into Martian soil during the 98th Martian day, or sol, of the mission and left it in place until Sol 99 (Sept. 4, 2008).
› Read More September 4, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Phoenix Conductivity Probe Inserted into Martian Soil
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander inserted the four needles of its thermal and conductivity probe into Martian soil during the 98th Martian day, or sol, of the mission and left it in place until Sol 99 (Sept. 4, 2008).
› Read More September 4, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Phoenix Conductivity Probe after Extraction from Martian Soil on Sol 99
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander inserted the four needles of its thermal and conductivity probe into Martian soil during the 98th Martian day, or sol, of the mission and left it in place until Sol 99 (Sept. 4, 2008).
› Read More September 4, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Ice Clouds in Martian Arctic (Accelerated Movie)
Clouds scoot across the Martian sky in a movie clip consisting of 10 frames taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.
› Read More September 1, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Deepest Trenching at Phoenix Site on Mars
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander widened the deepest trench it has excavated.
› Read More September 1, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Picking up Clues from the Discard Pile
As NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander excavates trenches, it also builds piles with most of the material scooped from the holes. The piles, like this one called "Caterpillar," provide researchers some information about the soil.
› Read More August 28, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Phoenix Robotic Arm's Workspace After 90 Sols
During the first 90 Martian days, or sols, after its May 25, 2008, landing on an arctic plain of Mars, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander dug several trenches in the workspace reachable with the lander's robotic arm.
› Read More August 27, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Ice Cold Sunrise on Mars
From the location of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, above the Martian arctic circle, the sun does not set during the peak of the Martian summer.
› Read More August 26, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Deep 'Stone Soup' Trenching by Phoenix
Digging by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Aug. 23, 2008, during the 88th sol (Martian day) since landing, reached a depth about three times greater than in any trench Phoenix has excavated.
› Read More August 25, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Conductivity Probe after Trench-Bottom Placement
Needles of the thermal and conductivity probe on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander were positioned into the bottom of a trench.
› Read More August 22, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Mid-Level Soil Sample for Oven Number Seven
Soil from a sample called Burning Coals was delivered through the doors of cell number seven (left) of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Aug. 20, 2008, during the 85th Martian day, or sol, since Phoenix landed.
› Read More August 21, 2008
       
       
  imageALT   Phoenix's Workspace
This mosaic of images taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager shows Phoenix's workspace, informally named "Wonderland," with the major trenches and features that have been informally named as of Sol 84 (August 19, 2008), the 84th Martian day after landing.
› Read More August 20, 2008
       
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