From Ashes to Eternity: the Phoenix Mars Mission
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PHOE-SOL151-PIA11725.jpgOne Last Look at the Martian Arctic - Sol 151 (False Colors, according to NASA)64 visiteCaption NASA:"This is a false color image of the Martian Terrain and rock called "Winkies" (rock "Quadlings" in foreground) taken by the Surface Stereo Imager camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Sol 151 of the Mission (Oct. 27, 2008).
This frosty image is among the last taken by the Lander before the Mission's final communications on Nov. 2, 2008".MareKromium
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PHOE-SOL151-lg42476-42509-42510-2.jpgFrost... - Sol 151 (Superdefinition and natural colors; credits: Dr G. Barca)65 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL151-lg_42523.jpgLast Frame from Phoenix: End of Transmissions... - Sol 151 (possible True Colors; credits: Lunexit)70 visiteNovember 10, 2008 -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications after operating for more than 5 months. As anticipated, seasonal decline in sunshine at the robot's Arctic Landing Site is not providing enough sunlight for the solar arrays to collect the power necessary to charge batteries that operate the lander's instruments.
Mission engineers last received a signal from the lander on Nov. 2. Phoenix, in addition to shorter daylight, has encountered a dustier sky, more clouds and colder temperatures as the Northern Mars Summer approaches Autumn. The mission exceeded its planned operational life of 3 months to conduct and return science data.
The Project Team will be listening carefully during the next few weeks to hear if Phoenix revives and phones home. However, engineers now believe that is unlikely because of the worsening weather conditions on Mars.
While the Spacecraft's work has ended, the analysis of data from the instruments is in its earliest stages.
Nell'immagine: il cielo cupo e sempre pi scuro che sovrasta Phoenix, come ripreso intorno alle ore 15:30, M.L.T. e colorizzato da Lunexit in possibli Colori Veri (e nel rispetto della Regola Aurea che vuole il Cielo prossimo all'Orizzonte Marziano pi chiaro e poi sempre pi scuro a mano a mano che si alza lo sguardo).MareKromium
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