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PHOE-SOL007-235168main_SS007EFF896839584_117F8RBM1-2-3.jpgRocks and the Solar Panel - Sol 7 (Superdefinition + MULTISPECTRUM; credits: Dr G. Barca & Lunexit)53 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL006-234593main_SS005ESF896648917_10F20R2M1-2-3.jpgThe soil of Vastitas Borealis - Sol 6 (Natural Colors; credits: Dr Gianluigi Barca)54 visiteUna splendida immagine (sembra insignificante, ma NON lo è...) ed una meravigliosa interpretazione in Colori Naturali del suolo di Vastitas Borealis, realizzata dall'eccezionale Dr Gianluigi Barca.
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PHOE-SOL007-lg_1601.jpgThat's a "Scoop"! - Sol 7 (MULTISPECTRUM; credits: Lunexit)53 visiteJune 1, 2008 -- TUCSON, Arizona
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander reached out and touched the Martian Soil for the first time on Saturday, May 31, the first step in a series of actions expected to bring soil and ice to the Lander's experiments.
The lander's Robotic Arm scoop left an impression that resembles a footprint at a place provisionally named Yeti in the King of Hearts target zone, away from the area that eventually will be sampled for evaluation.
The impression in the soil was captured by Phoenix's Stereo Surface Imager. Features and locations around the Phoenix lander are being named for fairy tale and mythological characters.
"This first touch allows us to utilize the Robotic Arm accurately. We are in a good situation for the upcoming sample acquisition and transfer," said David Spencer, Phoenix's surface mission manager from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California.
Phoenix's Robotic Arm Camera also took a number of images of the "Snow Queen" site of what is believed to be exposed ice under the lander.
"What we see in the images is in agreement with the notion that it may be ice, and we suspect we will see the same thing in the digging area", said Uwe Keller, Robotic Arm Camera Lead Scientist from the Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Katlenburg-Lindau, Germany.MareKromium
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PHOE-SOL005-PIA10741.jpgIce under Phoenix?!? - Sol 553 visiteCaption NASA:"The Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander captured this image underneath the Lander on the fifth Martian Day, or Sol, of the mission. Descent thrusters on the bottom of the Lander are visible at the top of the image.
This view from the north side of the Lander toward the southern leg shows smooth surfaces cleared from overlying soil by the rocket exhaust during landing. One exposed edge of the underlying material was seen in Sol 4 images, but the newer image reveals a greater extent of it.
The abundance of excavated smooth and level surfaces adds evidence to a hypothesis that the underlying material is an ice table covered by a thin blanket of soil. The bright-looking surface material in the center, where the image is partly overexposed, may not be inherently brighter than the foreground material in shadow".MareKromium
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PHOE-SOL005-233919main_SS005EFF896647257_11708RBM1-2-3.jpgSmall Rocks in a Greenish/Reddish Soil - Sol 5 (Superdefinition; credits: Dr G. Barca)53 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL004-lg_955-956-958-2.jpgJust Small Rocks and Pebbles - Sol 4 (Superdefinition + MULTISPECTRUM; credits: Dr G. Barca & Lunexit)53 visitenessun commentoMareKromium
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PHOE-SOL007-lg_2274-B.jpgIce on the Lander - Sol 7 (false colors; credits: Dr M. Faccin)53 visiteUn frame bellissimo, un detail mgnf quasi inequivocabile, un grandissimo Lavoro del Dr Faccin. Tutto qui. E scusate se è poco...MareKromium
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