Mars Odyssey to Start Listening for Phoenix Signals

Officials at NASA are hopeful that they will be able to restore some kind of communications with the Phoenix Mars Lander. The robot was deployed on the surface of the Red Planet in 2008, and managed to exceed its alloted life time. However, unlike the MER components Spirit and Opportunity, it... [ read more >> ]

January 6, 2010 image of Phoenix's landing site, on Mars

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Image credits: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona

January 6, 2010 image of Phoenix's landing site, on Mars