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PIA10756: How Phoenix Measures Wind Speed and Direction
How Phoenix Measures Wind Speed and Direction
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Mission: Phoenix
Spacecraft: Phoenix Lander
Instrument: Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
Product Size: 1024 samples x 576 lines
Produced By: University of Arizona
Full-Res TIFF: PIA10756.tif (1.772 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA10756.jpg (47.16 kB)

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This animation shows how NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander can measure wind speed and direction by imaging the Telltale with the Stereo Surface Imager (SSI).

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/Aarhus University/Niels Bohr Institute/Texas A&M University


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