This image of the Canadian-built Phoenix lidar in operation
(with the cover open) was acquired at the Phoenix landing
site on Sol 3. The Surface Stereo Imager (right) acquired this
image at 11:40:12 local solar time. The camera pointing was
elevation minus 47.2987 degrees and azimuth 225.325 degrees.
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.