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This anaglyph, acquired by NASA's Phoenix Lander shows a stereoscopic 3D view of a trench informally called 'Snow White' dug by Phoenix's Robotic Arm. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.
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Martian Surface as Seen by Phoenix

This anaglyph, acquired by NASA's Phoenix Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 36, the 36th Martian day of the mission (July 1, 2008), shows a stereoscopic 3D view of a trench informally called "Snow White" dug by Phoenix's Robotic Arm. Phoenix's solar panel is seen in the bottom right corner of the image.

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.

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Image details

ID#:
PIA10987

Date added:
2008-07-28

Target:
Mars

Mission:
Phoenix

Spacecraft:
Phoenix Lander

Instruments:
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)

Size:
512 x 1024 pixels (width x height)

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1,584

Full-Res TIFF:
PIA10987.tif (1.57 MB)

Full-Res JPG:
PIA10987.jpg (0.12 MB)

Image credit:
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A&M University