PIA10691: Phoenix Footpad Up Close
Phoenix Footpad Up Close
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Phoenix
Spacecraft: Phoenix Lander
Instrument: Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
Product Size: 865 samples x 487 lines
Produced By: University of Arizona
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Original Caption Released with Image:

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander did a small amount of excavation as it touched down on pebbly north polar terrain on the Red Planet, as shown in this close-up view of one of the lander's three footpads.

The footpad appears to have slid a few inches as the lander touched down.

This image was taken by the Surface Stereo Imager shortly after Phoenix landed May 25, 2008.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A&M

Image Addition Date:
2008-05-26