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Tatsujin

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Re: Phoenix Mars Landing - LANDED!
« Reply #30 on: May 27, 2008, 01:14:30 PM »
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Re: Phoenix Mars Landing - LANDED!
« Reply #31 on: May 28, 2008, 09:36:40 AM »
Amazing image from the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter's high-resolution camera of the lander, heat shield, and parachute:


Daily updates with photo links can be found at Spaceflightnow.com Phoenix blog here: http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/phoenix/status.html

And NASA TV is airing daily press briefings at 11AM PST / 2PM PST here: http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
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Re: Phoenix Mars Landing - LANDED!
« Reply #32 on: May 28, 2008, 09:47:58 AM »
Neato pic!  :dance:

Too bad the Recon. Orbiter is suffering another software glitch, but thankfully Odyssey is there to pick up the slack and keep relaying info. to/from Phoenix.
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Re: Phoenix Mars Landing - LANDED!
« Reply #33 on: May 28, 2008, 03:33:04 PM »
Here's the long range weather report from the Canadian weather station that was attached to the lander. :)

http://www.cbc.ca/technology/story/2008/05/28/weather-mars.html


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