Target:
Mission: Phoenix
Spacecraft: Phoenix Lander
Instrument: Microscopy Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA)
Size: 720 x 540
ID#: PIA10914
Added: 2008-06-26

Phoenix's Wet Chemistry Lab

This is an illustration of soil analysis on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Wet Chemistry Lab (WCL) on board the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) instrument.

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Target:
Mission: Phoenix
Spacecraft: Phoenix Lander
Instrument: Microscopy Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA)
Size: 1279 x 720
ID#: PIA11040
Added: 2008-08-14

Atomic Force Microscope Operation

A scientific illustration of the operation of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Atomic Force Microscope, or AFM. The AFM is part of Phoenix's Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA.

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Target:
Mission: Phoenix
Spacecraft: Phoenix Lander
Instrument: Microscopy Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA)
Size: 960 x 540
ID#: PIA10799
Added: 2008-06-13

Animated Optical Microscope Zoom in from Phoenix Launch to Martian Surface

A camera view zooms in from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander launch site all the way to Phoenix's Microscopy and Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) aboard the spacecraft on the Martian surface.

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Target:
Mission: Phoenix
Spacecraft: Phoenix Lander
Instrument: Microscopy Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA)
Size: 800 x 451
ID#: PIA10798
Added: 2008-06-13

Schematic Animation of Phoenix's Microscope Station

This image shows the workings of the microscope station of the Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) instrument suite of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.

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