This animated gif is compiled of images from Phoenix's Stereo Surface
Imager (SSI) taken on Sol 3. It shows the stair-step motion used to unstow
the arm from a protective covering called the biobarrier. The last two
moves allow the arm to stand straight up.
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.