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After NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander enters the Martian atmosphere, and is
traveling at about 1.7 times the speed of sound, it will deploy its
parachute. The spacecraft will descend on the parachute for nearly 3
minutes.
This illustration is part of the animation featured above.
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.
