Phoenix Lands on Mars - First Images

On Sunday 16:53 PDT, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander assisted by a series of spacecrafts in the orbit of the Red Planet successfully touched down on the surface and has since transmitted a series of pictures of the north polar plains, which it will be investigating in the months to come. Init... [ read more >> ]

Image of one of Phoenix's feed placed on Martian ground

Image of the horizon line of the spot where Phoenix landed. The bright white object in the distance is probably the protective backshell

Image of the Martian north polar soil with its polygonal-like patterns

Image comment: Image of the Martian north polar soil with its polygonal-like patterns
Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

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Image of the Martian north polar soil with its polygonal-like patterns