Phoenix Launch to Mars

topic posted Sat, August 4, 2007 - 3:41 AM by  slinted
NASA's Mars Phoenix mission launched successfully tonight, on its way to a landing site at Mars' north pole.

Here's some links to the mission webpages, for anyone wanting a little more info to chew on between now and the landing next May:

Main website: phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/index.php

Some beautiful video of what the mission will look like (from the same digi-gurus that made that incredible Mars Exploration Rover video) : phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/videos.php

imagery of the landing site
overview: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catal...A09944
landing ellipse: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catal...A09946
closeup of the surface: photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catal...A09948
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slinted
  • Re: Phoenix Launch to Mars

    Sun, August 5, 2007 - 1:39 PM
    Let's hope the little green men don't sabotage this one. Time for a successful Mars mission that can give us a more definitive answer on the "life" question.

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