This image, acquired by the Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars
Lander, shows a spring on the ground under the lander near a footpad. This
spring was released from the lander when the biobarrier was opened to free
the Robotic Arm. This image was taken on the sixth Martian day of the
mission (May 30, 2008).
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.