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This is an animation of panorama images of NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander’s
solar panel and the lander’s Robotic Arm with a sample in the scoop. The
image was taken just before the sample was delivered to the Optical
Microscope.
The images making up this animation were taken by the lander’s Surface
Stereo Imager looking west during Phoenix’s Sol 16 (June 10, 2008), or the
16th Martian day after landing. This view is a part of the "mission
success" panorama that will show the whole landing site in color.
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.
