 Photo credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona  This image shows NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's solar panel and the lander's Robotic Arm with a sample in the scoop. The image was taken by the lander's Surface Stereo Imager looking west during Phoenix's Sol 16 (June 10, 2008), or the 16th Martian day after landing. The image was taken just before the sample was delivered to the Optical Microscope. Last Chances To Visit The Science Operations CenterAugust 19, 2008 -- August 20 and 23 will be the last days for the summer open house visits at the Science Operations Center in Tucson. Surface operations for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander are conducted at the Science Operations Center, and this is the public's last chance to get a closer look at the mission.A reservation for a one-hour tour can be made by going to the Phoenix tour page. Families, individuals, and groups are welcome. In general, due to the nature of the facility and mission, visits are not suitable for children under age five. Each tour consists of an overview and update of the mission, with time for questions and answers. Guests will also have time to explore the interactive exhibits and activities in the Payload Interoperability Testbed, where the engineering model of Phoenix is on display. Read More       PSIP has left the building...by PSIPAugust 08, 2008 -Today was our last day in the Science Operation Center--and also the last day of Phoenix Student Interns at the SOC! We started our day with a group breakfast, then headed off to the Tucson Art ... Read More The Talk of the SOCby PSIPAugust 07, 2008 -Today's adventure found us at the National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO) headquarters. Graduate students working in Tucson presented their summer's work, which was followed by a tour of ... Read More |
  Media UpdatePlease check the Phoenix Mars Mission web sites for mission updates this week. |
The Phoenix Mission is led by Principal Investigator Peter H. Smith of The University of Arizona, supported by a science team of CO-Is, with project management at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and development partnership with Lockheed Martin Space Systems. International contributions are provided by the Canadian Space Agency; the University of Neuchatel, Switzerland; the universities of Copenhagen and Aarhus Denmark; the Max Planck Institute, Germany; and the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Additional information on Phoenix is online at here and here. JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, manages Mars Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter for the NASA Science Mission Directorate, Washington. Additional information on NASA's Mars program is online at here.
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