PIA10739: Mars Surface Beneath Phoenix

Target Name: Mars Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun) Mission: Phoenix Spacecraft: Phoenix Lander Instrument: Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) Product Size: 512 samples x 256 lines Produced By: University of Arizona Full-Res TIFF: PIA10739.tif (131.4 kB) Full-Res JPEG: PIA10739.jpg (18.89 kB)

Original Caption Released with Image: This contrast-enhanced image was acquired at the Phoenix landing site on Sol 4 by Phoenix's Robotic Arm Camera (RAC). As seen in the top center, the exhaust from the descent engine has blown soil off to reveal either rock or ice, which has not yet been determined. 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. Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona