Two great images from the HiRISE camera!
This is the Phoenix probe parachuting into Mars’ north polar region from orbit with Heimdall Crater in the background. A larger image can be seen at Astronomy Picture of the Day.
This image shows the Phoenix probe on the ground.
At this point, a camera under Phoenix may have found a hard icy substrate underlying the topsoil (story here).
Kevin Knuth
Albany NY
Posted under Astronomy, Exploration, Mars, Robotics, Software, Space
This post was written by drknuth on June 1, 2008
