From Ashes to Eternity: the Phoenix Mars Mission
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PHOE-SOL141-lg40570-40571-40575-2.jpgThe "reddish" Surface of Vastitas Borealis - Sol 141 (possible True Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)74 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL142-PhoenixHolyCowMosaicAPOD.jpgHoly Cow! - Sol 142 (possible True Colors; credits: Marco Di Lorenzo and Kenneth Kremer)54 visiteDa "NASA - Picture of the Day", del giorno 12 Novembre 2008:"The Northern Martian Summer is waning. As predicted, a decline in daylight hours, deteriorating weather, and dust storms are preventing solar arrays on the Phoenix Mars Lander from providing power. Phoenix's last signal was received on November 2, its successful mission ending after more than 5 months in the Arctic Region of the Red Planet, a run that exceeded its planned operational lifetime. Attempting to discover if Mars' Surface has ever been able to support microbial life, Phoenix performed an extensive analysis of the soil and returned a wealth of image data. Of course, one of the lander's most exciting results was the detection of water-ice near the Martian Surface.
Recorded in October, this picture from the Lander's Robotic Arm Camera shows the region under the Phoenix with flat, exposed icy patches. That area caused researchers to exclaim "Holy Cow!" (in Italiano: "Caspita!") when it was first imaged a few days after the May 25 touchdown of the Phoenix Mars Lander".MareKromium
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PHOE-SOL142-lg40602-40603-40604-2.jpgThe "Trenches" - Sol 142 (Superdefinition and possible True Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)54 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL143-lg40720-40721-40722-2.jpgMicroscopic Vastitas - Sol 143 (Superdefinition and possible True Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)56 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL143-lg40723-40724-40725-2.jpgMicroscopic Vastitas - Sol 143 (Superdefinition and possible True Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)57 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL143-lg40728-40729-40741-2.jpgMicroscopic Vastitas - Sol 143 (Superdefinition and possible True Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)56 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL143-lg40765-40766-40767-2.jpgMicroscopic Vastitas - Sol 143 (Superdefinition and possible True Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)56 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL143-lg40998-40999-41000-2.jpgInside the "Icy Trench"... - Sol 143 (Superdefinition and possible True Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)54 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL143-lg40998-40999-41000-3.jpgInside the "Icy Trench"... - Sol 143 (Superdefinition and possible True Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)56 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL144-PIA11724.jpgFrost inside "Snow-White" - Sol 144 (False Colors, according to NASA)55 visiteCaption NASA:"The Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took this shadow-enhanced false color image of the "Snow White" trench, on the eastern end of Phoenix's digging area.
The image was taken on Sol 144, or the 144th day of the mission, Oct. 20, 2008.
Temperatures measured on Sol 151, the last day weather data were received, showed overnight lows of minus128 Fahrenheit (-89° Celsius) and day time highs in the minus 50 F (-46° C) range.
The last communication from the Spacecraft came on Nov. 2, 2008".MareKromium
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PHOE-SOL144-lg41010-41011-41012-2.jpgMicroscopic Vastitas: Numbers - Sol 144 (Superdefinition and possible True Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)56 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL144-lg41010-41011-41012-3.jpgMicroscopic Vastitas: Numbers - Sol 144 (Perspective View - Superdefinition and possible True Colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)70 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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