Phoenix from Space
Published on 1 Jun 2008 at 12:15 am.
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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
