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PIA10737: The Evolution of Dust over the Phoenix Lander
Mission: Phoenix
Spacecraft: Phoenix Lander
Product Size: 763 samples x 503 lines
Produced By: Canadian Space Agency
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This graph shows lidar data for a 15-minute period around noon on Sol 4. Higher concentrations of dust (as shown in red and orange) move over the lander near the end of the measurement (as seen toward the right-hand side of the graph).

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.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Canadian Space Agency


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