PIA11202: Phoenix Landing Site Indicated on Global View
Phoenix Landing Site Indicated on Global View
Target Name: Mars
Is a satellite of: Sol (our sun)
Mission: Mars Global Surveyor (MGS)
Phoenix
Spacecraft: Mars Global Surveyor Orbiter
Phoenix Lander
Instrument: Mars Orbiter Camera
Product Size: 1920 samples x 1080 lines
Produced By: Malin Space Science Systems
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission landed at 68.2 degrees north latitude, 234.2 degrees east longitude. The far-northern location of the site is indicated on this global view from the Mars Orbiter Camera on NASA's Mars Global Surveyor.

The Phoenix Mission is led by the University of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf of NASA. Project management of the mission is by JPL, Pasadena, Calif. Spacecraft development was by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver.

Image Credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/MSSS

Image Addition Date:
2008-09-30