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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will open its solar arrays 20 minutes after it touches down on the surface of Mars.
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Phoenix Soaks up the Sun

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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will open its solar arrays 20 minutes after it touches down on the surface of Mars. This ensures that any dust kicked up during the landing will not settle in on the arrays.

This illustration is part of the animation featured above.

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

Image details

ID#:
PIA10665

Date added:
2008-05-22

Mission:
Phoenix

Spacecraft:
Phoenix Lander

Size:
1280 x 720 pixels (width x height)

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Full-Res TIFF:
PIA10665.tif (2.77 MB)

Full-Res JPG:
PIA10665.jpg (0.11 MB)

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