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PIA11210: Animation of MARDI Instrument
Animation of MARDI Instrument
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Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Phoenix
Spacecraft: Phoenix Lander
Instrument: Mars Descent Imager
Product Size: 1281 samples x 721 lines
Produced By: JPL
Full-Res TIFF: PIA11210.tif (2.774 MB)
Full-Res JPEG: PIA11210.jpg (127.2 kB)

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This animation shows a zoom into the Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) instrument onboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. The Phoenix team will soon attempt to use a microphone on the MARDI instrument to capture sounds of Mars.

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/Solar System Visualization Project


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