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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-07-28 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This anaglyph, acquired by NASA's Phoenix Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on June 19, 2008, shows a view of the Martian surface near the lander. The trench shown here is informally called 'Snow White 1.' 3D glasses are necessary.
PIA10997:
Martian Surface as Seen by Phoenix
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This anaglyph was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Lander; in the bottom left is a trench dug by Phoenix's Robotic Arm. In the bottom right is one of Phoenix's two solar panels. You will need 3-D glasses to view this image.
PIA10998:
Martian Surface as Seen by Phoenix
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-04 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager shows the trenches, labeled Dodo-Goldilocks and Snow White, and the areas that were identified for digging, labeled Cupboard and Neverland.
PIA11004:
Phoenix's Workspace
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-04 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This view combines more than 400 images taken during the first several weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain on Mars in 2008. The full-circle panorama shows the polygonal patterning of ground in the landing area.
PIA11005:
Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site on Northern Mars, Vertical Projection
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This view combines more than 400 images taken during the first weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain on Mars in 2008. Polygonal patterning of ground in the landing area and trenches exposing subsurface material are visible.
PIA11006:
Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site on Northern Mars, Polar Projection
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The full-circle panorama in approximately true color taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the polygonal patterning of ground at the landing area, similar to patterns in permafrost areas on Earth.
PIA11007:
Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site on Northern Mars Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-06 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on July 8, 2008 showing the trench informally called 'Snow White.' Two samples were delivered to the Wet Chemistry Laboratory, part of the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer.
PIA11010:
'Snow White' Trench
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-21 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This mosaic of images taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows Phoenix's workspace, informally named 'Wonderland,' with the major trenches and features that have been informally named as of August 19, 2008.
PIA11044:
Phoenix's Workspace
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-04 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The Surface Stereo Imager onboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander captures a scene with three different filters. The images are sent to Earth in black and white and the color is added by mission scientists.
PIA11028:
How Phoenix Creates Color Images (Animation) Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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A laser beam from the Canadian-built lidar instrument on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander can be seen in this contrast-enhanced image taken by Phoenix's Surface Stereo Imager on July 26, 2008, during early Martian morning hours of the 61st Martian day.
PIA11030:
Zenith Movie showing Phoenix's Lidar Beam (Animation) Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image shows the evolution of the trench called 'Snow White' that NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander began digging on the 22nd Martian day of the mission after the May 25, 2008, landing.
PIA11031:
Snow White Trench (Animation) Animation Icon
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-18 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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A thin layer of water frost is visible on the ground around NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in this image taken August 14, 2008. Enhanced details of the polygons, troughs and rocks are seen around the landing site.
PIA11043:
Morning Frost on Martian Surface
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-26 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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Digging by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Aug. 23, 2008, reached a depth about three times greater than in any trench Phoenix has excavated. 3D glasses are necessary.
PIA11052:
Deep 'Stone Soup' Trenching by Phoenix (Stereo)
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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Digging by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Aug. 23, 2008 shows a deep trench, informally called 'Stone Soup' located at the borderline between two of the polygon-shaped hummocks that characterize the arctic plain.
PIA11053:
Deep 'Stone Soup' Trenching by Phoenix
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The image was taken at 51 minutes past midnight local solar time on Aug. 25, 2008 during the slow sunrise that followed a 75 minute 'night.' The skylight in the image is light scattered off atmospheric dust particles and ice crystals.
PIA11054:
Ice Cold Sunrise on Mars
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-08-27 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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During the first 90 Martian days, or sols, after its May 25, 2008, landing on an arctic plain of Mars, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander dug several trenches in the workspace reachable with the lander's robotic arm.
PIA11055:
Phoenix Robotic Arm's Workspace After 90 Sols
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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As NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander excavates trenches, it also builds piles with most of the material scooped from the holes. The piles, like this one called 'Caterpillar,' provide researchers some information about the soil. 3D glasses are necessary.
PIA11057:
Picking up Clues from the Discard Pile (Stereo)
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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As NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander excavates trenches, it also builds piles with most of the material scooped from the holes. The piles, like this one called 'Caterpillar,' provide researchers some information about the soil.
PIA11058:
Picking up Clues from the Discard Pile
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-03 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander widened the deepest trench it has excavated, dubbed 'Stone Soup,' to collect a sample from below the surface for analysis by the lander's wet chemistry laboratory.
PIA11059:
Deepest Trenching at Phoenix Site on Mars
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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Clouds scoot across the Martian sky in a frame from a movie clip consisting of 10 frames taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.
PIA11060:
Ice Clouds in Martian Arctic (Accelerated Movie) Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander inserted the four needles of its thermal and conductivity probe into Martian soil during Sept. 4, 2008. This imaging served as a check of whether soil had stuck to the needles.
PIA11073:
Phoenix Conductivity Probe after Extraction from Martian Soil on Sol 99
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The informally named 'Snow White' trench was the source for the next sample to be acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander for analysis by the wet chemistry lab showing a shadow-enhanced image of the trench on Sept. 8, 2008.
PIA11075:
Snow White Trench Prepared for Sample Collection
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-14 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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Winds were strong enough to cause about a half a centimeter (.19 inch) of motion of a solar panel on NASA's Phoenix Mars lander when the lander's Surface Stereo Imager took this picture on Aug. 31, 2008. The lander's telltale wind gauge can be seen.
PIA11150:
Solar Panel Buffeted by Wind at Phoenix Site
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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An angry looking sky is captured in this frame from a movie clip consisting of 10 frames taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.
PIA11151:
Nighttime Clouds in Martian Arctic (Accelerated Movie) Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's telltale catches a breeze as clouds move over the landing site on Sol 103 (Sept. 7, 2008), the 103rd Martian day since landing.
PIA11152:
Phoenix Telltale Movie with Clouds, Sol 103 Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander caught this dust devil nearby on Sept. 9, 2008. Dust devils are whirlwinds that often occur when the Sun heats the surface of Mars. Warm air rises in a whirling motion, stirring dust up from the surface like a miniature tornado.
PIA11153:
Martian Arctic Dust Devil and Phoenix Meteorology Mast
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander caught this dust devil nearby on Sept. 9, 2008. Dust devils are whirlwinds that often occur when the Sun heats the surface of Mars. Warm air rises in a whirling motion, stirring dust up from the surface like a miniature tornado.
PIA11154:
Martian Arctic Dust Devil, Phoenix Sol 104
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander caught this dust devil in action west of the lander on Sol 104, or the 104th Martian day of the mission, Sept. 9, 2008.
PIA11155:
Martian Dust Devil Movie, Phoenix Sol 104 Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager took this image of the spacecraft's crumpled heat shield on Sept. 16, 2008. The heat shield lies about halfway between the spacecraft and its backshell/parachute.
PIA11172:
Crumpled Heat Shield
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Add Image to Favorite List 2008-09-20 Mars Phoenix
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image from the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander taken on Sept. 18, 2008, shows morning frost inside the 'Snow White' trench dug by the lander, in addition to subsurface ice exposed by use of a rasp on the floor of the trench.
PIA11182:
Morning Frost in Trench Dug by Phoenix, Sol 113
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image from the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows morning frost inside the 'Snow White' trench dug by the lander, in addition to subsurface ice exposed by use of a rasp on the floor of the trench.
PIA11183:
Morning Frost in Trench Dug by Phoenix, Sol 113 (False Color)
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This images from a sequence of images that combines 32 images of clouds moving eastward across a Martian horizon. The Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took this set of images on Sept. 18, 2008,
PIA11184:
Clouds Move Across Mars Horizon Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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A rock informally named 'Headless,' on the north side of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, showing the workspace reachable with the robotic arm.
PIA11187:
'Headless' Chosen for Attempt to Move a Martian Rock
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This frame from a sequence of nine images taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the sun rising on the morning of the lander's 101st Martian day after landing.
PIA11201:
Martian Sunrise at Phoenix Landing Site, Sol 101 Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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A soil sample taken on Sept. 8, 2008 from the informally named 'Snow White' trench at NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander work site produced minerals that indicate evidence of past interaction between the minerals and liquid water.
PIA11203:
Phoenix's Snow White Trench
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This view combines more than 500 images taken after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain at 68.22 degrees north latitude, 234.25 degrees east longitude on Mars.
PIA11209:
Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Lander Deck and Landing Site on Northern Mars, Animation Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The Surface Stereo Imager camera aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander acquired a series of images of the laser beam in the Martian night sky. Bright spots in the beam are reflections from ice crystals in the low level ice-fog.
PIA11211:
Phoenix's Laser Beam in Action on Mars Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This anaglyph was taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager Oct. 7, 2008. The anaglyph highlights the depth of the trench, informally named 'La Mancha,' and reveals the ice layer beneath the soil surface. 3D glasses are necessary.
PIA11130:
Phoenix's La Mancha Trench in 3-D
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This false color image, taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander taken Oct. 7, 2008 shows color variations of the trench, informally named 'La Mancha,' and reveals the ice layer beneath the soil surface. The trench's depth is about 5 centimeters deep.
PIA11131:
Phoenix's La Mancha Trench
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image shows bluish-white frost seen on the Martian surface near NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. The image was taken on Oct. 7, 2008. Frost is continued to appear in images as fall, then winter approach Mars' northern plains.
PIA11132:
Frost on Mars
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image is a stereo, panoramic view of various trenches dug by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Oct. 7, 2008. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11229:
Phoenix Trenches
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This frame from an animation shows the movement of several dust storms near NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. These images were taken by the lander's Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) on the 137th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (Oct. 13, 2008).
PIA11234:
Dust Storm Moving Near Phoenix Lander Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This frame from a series of images shows NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's telltale instrument waving in the Martian wind. Documenting the telltale's movement helps mission scientists and engineers determine what the wind is like on Mars.
PIA11235:
Telltale Instrument Waving in the Martian Wind Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took this anaglyph on Oct. 21, 2008; the trench on the upper left is called 'Upper Cupboard.' 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11380:
Phoenix Deepens Trenches on Mars (3-D)
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took this false color image on Oct. 21, 2008. The bluish-white areas seen in these trenches are part of an ice layer beneath the soil.
PIA11382:
Phoenix Deepens Trenches on Mars
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took this anaglyph on Oct. 21, 2008; the trench on the upper left is called 'Dodo-Goldilocks.' 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11381:
Phoenix Deepens Trenches on Mars (3-D)
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took this false color image on Oct. 21, 2008. The bluish-white areas seen in these trenches are part of an ice layer beneath the soil. Three trenches are seen: 'Dodo-Goldilocks,' 'Upper Cupboard,' and 'Stone Soup.'
PIA11383:
Phoenix Deepens Trenches on Mars
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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Clouds of dust and ice swirl past the Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in this frame from a series of images taken on the 132nd Martian day of the mission (Oct. 7, 2008).
PIA11716:
Dark Skies and Clouds Move in at Phoenix site Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander acquired this view of the textured plain near the lander Sept. 29, 2008. The brighter patches are dustier than darker areas of the surface of Mars.
PIA11717:
Martian Plain in Late Summer
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This view is a vertical projection that combines more than 500 exposures taken by NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander and projects them as if looking down from above. The black circle on the spacecraft is where the camera itself is mounted on the lander.
PIA11718:
Phoenix Lander on Mars with Surrounding Terrain, Vertical Projection
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This view is a vertical projection that combines more than 500 exposures taken by NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander and projects them as if looking down from above. The black circle on the spacecraft is where the camera itself is mounted on the lander.
PIA11719:
Phoenix Lander Self Portrait on Mars, Vertical Projection
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander captured this view on Oct. 24, 2008, about a week before the lander's final communication. Shown is the excavated trench called 'La Mancha'. The soil where the arm has disturbed it are indicators of the cloddiness of the soil.
PIA11720:
'La Mancha' Trench Dug by Phoenix Mars Lander
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This view is a polar projection that combines more than 500 exposures taken by the Surface Stereo Imager camera on NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander and projects them as if looking down from above.
PIA11723:
Phoenix Lander on Mars with Surrounding Terrain, Polar Projection
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This is a false color image of the Martian terrain and rock called 'Winkies' taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Oct. 27, 2008. This frosty image is among the last taken by the lander before the mission's final communications on Nov. 2, 2008.
PIA11725:
One Last Look at the Martian Arctic
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took this shadow-enhanced false color image of frost on the 'Snow White' trench, on the eastern end of Phoenix's digging area taken on Oct. 20, 2008.
PIA11724:
Frost seen on Snow White Trench
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This view combines more than 400 images taken during the first several weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain at 68.22 degrees north latitude, 234.25 degrees east longitude on Mars.
PIA11734:
Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site on Northern Mars Animation Icon
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This mosaic of images from the Surface Stereo Imager camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows several trenches dug by Phoenix, plus a corner of the spacecraft's deck and the Martian arctic plain stretching to the horizon.
PIA12105:
Composite View from Phoenix Lander
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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Several of the trenches dug by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander are displayed in this approximately true color mosaic of images from the lander's Surface Stereo Imager camera.
PIA12107:
Composite View of Phoenix Trenches
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Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This view combines hundreds of images taken during the first several weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain on Mars. The landing was on May 25, 2008.
PIA13804:
Mars Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site and Lander Deck
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Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander sees its shadow and turns its head viewing solar arrays, the lander deck and landscape on the polar arctic of Mars. Very few rocks are present on the hummocky terrain and network of troughs.
PIA10733:
Martian Arctic Landscape Panorama Video Animation Icon
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Robotic Arm
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander collected a soil sample and attempted to deliver some of it to it laboratory oven on deck on July 28, 2008. The sample came from a hard layer at the bottom of 'Snow White' trench and may have contained water ice mixed with soil.
PIA10999:
After Sample-Delivery Attempt, Sol 62
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows its robotic arm scoop containing a soil sample poised over the partially open door of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer's number four cell, or oven on June 5, 2008.
PIA10774:
Soil Sample Poised at TEGA Door
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows trenches dug by its robotic arm. The trench on the left is informally called 'Dodo' and was dug as a test. The trench on the right is informally called 'Baby Bear.'
PIA10775:
"Dodo" and "Baby Bear" Trenches
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the spacecraft's robotic arm in its stowed configuration, with its biobarrier unpeeled. The arm is still folded up, with its 'elbow' shown at upper left and its scoop at bottom right.
PIA10708:
Ready to Unfurl Animation Icon
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image shows an artist's concept of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander snapping a picture of its arm, then transitions to the actual picture of the arm in its stowed configuration, with its biobarrier unpeeled.
PIA10709:
How to Take a Picture of A Robotic Arm Animation Icon
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This is a terrain model of Phoenix's Robotic Arm workspace. It has been color coded by depth with a lander model for context. The model has been derived using images from the depth perception feature from Phoenix's Surface Stereo Imager (SSI).
PIA10717:
False Color Terrain Model of Phoenix Workspace
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image was taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Stereo Surface Imager (SSI) on Sol 3. It illustrates the actions that Phoenix's Robotic Arm took to deploy its wrist.
PIA10730:
Phoenix Deploying its Wrist Animation Icon
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows its robotic arm took a second scoop full of soil revealing whitish material at the bottom of the dig area informally called the 'Knave of Hearts' on Mars.
PIA10771:
Second Dig and Dump Test
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image, taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on the 14th Martian day of the mission (June 7, 2008), shows the cable that held the Robotic Arm's biobarrier in place during flight has snapped.
PIA10779:
Robotic Arm Biobarrier Cable
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander used its Robotic Arm during the mission's 15th Martian day since landing (June 9, 2008) to test a 'sprinkle' method for delivering small samples of soil to instruments on the lander deck.
PIA10783:
Sprinkle Test by Phoenix's Robotic Arm (Movie) Animation Icon
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The Robotic Arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has just delivered the first sample of dug-up soil to the spacecraft's microscope station in this image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager.
PIA10786:
First Sample Delivery to Mars Microscope
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This panorama image of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's solar panel and the lander's Robotic Arm with a sample in the scoop. The image was taken just before the sample was delivered to the Optical Microscope.
PIA10793:
Panorama of Phoenix's Solar Panel and Robotic Arm Animation Icon
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander recorded this image of the lander's Robotic Arm enlarging and combining the two trenches informally named 'Dodo' (left) and 'Goldilocks.'
PIA10794:
Digging Movie from Phoenix's Sol 18 Animation Icon
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image of the trench shows a white layer that has been uncovered by the Robotic Arm (RA) scoop onboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander and is visible in the wall of the trench.
PIA10902:
First Dodo Trench with White Layer Visible in Dig Area Animation Icon
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image shows one trench informally called 'Dodo-Goldilocks' after two digs by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm. White material, possibly ice, is located only at the upper portion of the trench.
PIA10903:
"Dodo-Goldilocks" Trench Dug by Phoenix
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This color-coded elevation map shows the 'Dodo-Goldilocks' trench dug by the Robotic Arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.
PIA10904:
"Dodo-Goldilocks" Trench Elevation Map
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the lander's Robotic Arm scoop positioned over the Wet Chemistry Lab delivery funnel on Sol 29, the 29th Martian day after landing, or June 24, 2008.
PIA10913:
Phoenix Carries Soil to Wet Chemistry Lab
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the lander's Robotic Arm scoop positioned over the Wet Chemistry Lab Cell 1 delivery funnel on July 6, 2008, after a martian soil sample was delivered to the instrument.
PIA10930:
Phoenix Again Carries Soil to Wet Chemistry Lab
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image taken on July 14, 2008, shows the silver colored rasp protruding from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm scoop. The scoop is inverted and the rasp is pointing up above a red hewn martian surface covered with rocks.
PIA10964:
Phoenix Scoop Inverted Showing Rasp
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 49, or the 49th Martian day of the mission (July 14, 2008), shows thermal and electrical conductivity probe on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm.
PIA10963:
Phoenix Conductivity Probe
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image, taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 50, or the 50th day of the mission, July 15, 2008, shows two holes at the top created by the lander's Robotic Arm's motorized rasp tool.
PIA10965:
Rasping in 'Snow White'
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This view from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows a portion of the trench informally named 'Snow White,' 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA10977:
'Snow White' Trench After Scraping (Stereo View)
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This view from the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the trench informally named 'Snow White' after a series of scrapings were done in preparation for collecting a sample for analysis from a hard subsurface layer.
PIA10978:
'Snow White' Trench After Scraping
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander used the motorized rasp on the back of its robotic arm scoop on July 26, 2008 to penetrate a hard layer at the bottom of a trench informally called Snow White.This image shows most of the 16 holes left by a four-by-four array.
PIA10981:
After Rasping by Phoenix in 'Snow White' Trench, Sol 60
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This image was taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on June 12, 2008. The lander's scoop sprinkled a small amount of soil into a notch in the MECA box where the microscope's sample wheel is exposed.
PIA11037:
First Sample Delivery to Mars Microscope
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander enlarged a trench beside a rock called 'Headless' on Sept. 20, 2008 in preparation for sliding the rock into the trench. The lander took this image later that afternoon, showing the enlarged trench.
PIA11189:
Preparation for Moving a Rock on Mars
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander enlarged a trench beside a rock called 'Headless' on Sept. 20, 2008 in preparation for sliding the rock into the trench. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11190:
Preparation for Moving a Rock on Mars, Stereo View
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander slid a rock out of the way on Sept. 22, 2008 to gain access to soil that had been underneath the rock. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
PIA11192:
Rock Moved by Mars Lander Arm, Stereo View
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Robotic Arm
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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The robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander slid a rock out of the way on Sept. 22, 2008 to gain access to soil that had been underneath the rock called 'Headless,' after the arm pushed it about 16 inches from its previous location.
PIA11191:
Rock Moved by Mars Lander Arm
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows partial opening of doors to one of the tiny ovens of itsThermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer. Each oven has a pair of spring-loaded doors over the opening where a soil sample will be delivered.
PIA10751:
Partially Opened Oven on Phoenix
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer instrument had been checked out and been approved to accept the sample from the location informally called 'Baby Bear.'
PIA10769:
First TEGA Oven is Ready to Accept a Sample
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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The Robotic Arm of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander released a sample of Martian soil onto a screened opening of the lander's Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA) during the 12th Martian day, or sol, since landing (June 6, 2008).
PIA10776:
Martian Soil Delivery to Analytical Instrument on Phoenix
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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This image shows a sample of Martian soil resting on a screen over the opening to one of the eight ovens of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer instrument (TEGA) on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.
PIA10782:
Small Effect of Vibrating Martian Soil Sample on Oven Door Animation Icon
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is shown with one set of oven doors open and dirt from a sample delivery. A portion of the dirt sample entered the oven via a screen for analysis.
PIA10900:
Robotic Arm Camera Image of the South Side of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (Door TA4 receiving sample)
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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This frame from an animation shows NASA's Phoenix Lander's Robotic Arm scoop delivering a sample to the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA) and how samples are analyzed within the instrument.
PIA11212:
Animation of TEGA Sample Delivery and Analysis Animation Icon
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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This image shows soil on the doors of the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA) onboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. The image was taken by the lander on Oct. 7, 2008. This sample delivered to TEGA was named 'Rosy Red.'
PIA11128:
Soil on Phoenix's TEGA
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer
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This image taken on Oct. 14, 2008 shows four of the eight cells in the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA, on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. TEGA's ovens, located underneath the cells, heat soil samples so the released gases can be analyzed.
PIA11236:
Soil Fills Phoenix Laboratory Cell
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe
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This image was taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) on the ninth Martian day of the mission, or Sol 9 (June 3, 2008). The center of the image shows a trench informally called 'Dodo' after the second dig.
PIA10763:
Phoenix's "Dodo" Trench
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe
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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic-arm camera took this image of the spacecraft's thermal and electrical-conductivity probe (TECP) inserted into Martian soil on May 25, 2008.
PIA11378:
Phoenix's Probe Inserted in Martian Soil
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Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
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This artist's image of an imaginary camera zooming in from above shows the location of the Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander as it acquires an image of the scoop at the end of the arm.
PIA10715:
View from Above of Phoenix's Stowed Robotic Arm Camera Animation Icon
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