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			11/10/2008 -- Phoenix
			The Mars Lander surpassed its original three-month mission, lasting five months in the Martian northern plains, digging up scientific 'firsts' along the way.
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			11/10/2008 -- Phoenix - A Tribute
			After a picture-perfect landing, the Phoenix Mars Lander returned unprecedented views and new findings from Mars’ north polar region.
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			9/29/2008 -- Martian Sunrise at Phoenix Landing Site, Sol 101
			This sequence of nine images taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the sun rising on the morning of the lander's 101st Martian day after landing.
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			7/30/2008 -- Zenith Movie showing Phoenix's Lidar Beam
			A laser beam from the Canadian-built lidar instrument on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander can be seen in this contrast-enhanced sequence of 10 images.
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			6/11/2008 -- Phoenix Mars Landing: Nerves and Joy
			Animation and mission control video from Mars Phoenix landing day May 25, 2008.
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			5/26/2008 -- Phoenix Landing - Nerves and Joy
			This video includes highlights from the entry, descent and landing phase as Mars Phoenix Lander touched down on the Red Planet on May 25, 2008.
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			5/26/2008 -- Looking out Across the Martian Polar Plains
			This movie shows the vast plains of the northern polar region of Mars, as seen by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shortly after touching down on the Red Planet.
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			5/25/2008 -- Mars Landing Challenge -- Big Science Ahead
			Scientists plan intriguing research, once Phoenix lands safely on Mars.
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			5/24/2008 -- Drop Tests of Phoenix Parachute and Radar
			This video shows testing of two systems that are critical for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander to get through the Martian atmosphere and safely onto the ground on May 25.
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			5/22/2008 -- Guided Tour of Mars Landing
			Rob Manning, chief engineer for JPL's Mars Program, walks us through a simulation of the Mars Phoenix landing.
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			5/15/2008 -- Phoenix: Landing a Backhoe on Mars
			NASA's Phoenix mission will dig beneath Mars' northern polar arctic in search of signs of ancient habitats of possible organisms that may have flourished billions of years ago.
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			3/27/2008 -- Phoenix Mars Lander: Entry Descent and Landing
			It will be a real nail-biter on May 25, 2008, for engineers, as the Phoenix spacecraft performs a series of challenging maneuvers right before it lands on Mars.
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			3/18/2008 -- Looking for Life in All the Right Places
			Find out how NASA scientists are gathering exciting clues that will help them pick the best spots to search for possible signs of life beyond Earth.
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			3/02/2008 -- The Challenges of Getting to Mars: Cruise Phase
			The word "cruise" implies that this is an easy phase of the mission, however nothing could be further from the truth.
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			9/25/2007 -- Phoenix Mars Lander - Countdown to Launch
			On Saturday August 4, the Mars Phoenix spacecraft launched from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
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			7/27/2007 -- The Challenges of Getting to Mars - Transport for Launch
			Getting the Phoenix spacecraft from its "birthplace" in Colorado to its launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida is no easy task.
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			7/15/2007 -- Launch Coverage
			Sitting atop a Delta II rocket, the Phoenix spacecraft experienced a successful early-morning liftoff for the beginning of its journey toward Mars.
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			7/09/2007 -- Phoenix Mars Lander: Hunting for Habitats
			Literally going where no spacecraft has gone before, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will visit the north polar region of Mars.
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			6/25/2007 -- Webcast: Phoenix - A Science and Weather Station on Mars
			Launching in August 2007, the Phoenix mission will bring 11 science experiments to explore the nothern near-polar environment on Mars.
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