Phoenix Workspace

Phoenix Workspace

Phoenix Makes a Grand Entrance

Soil on Phoenix MECA

Phoenix Gets the Scoop on the Scoop

Soil on Phoenix Deck

Soil on Phoenix TEGA

Phoenix Footpad Up Close

Phoenix Lander Work Area

Map of Phoenix Digging Area

Phoenix Conductivity Probe

Partially Opened Oven on Phoenix

Phoenix La Mancha Trench

The Ground Beneath Phoenix Feet

Phoenix Color Targets

Martian Surface Beneath Phoenix

Phoenix Deepens Trenches on Mars

Phoenix Site Panorama

Phoenix New Neighborhood

Zeroing In on Phoenix Final Destination

Phoenix Deepens Trenches on Mars

Phoenix Opens its Eyes

Clumps in Phoenix Scoop

Mars Surface Beneath Phoenix

Phoenix Snow White Trench

Phoenix Workplace Map

Phoenix Descending with Crater in the Background

Phoenix Lay of the Land

Phoenix Makes a Grand Entrance

Martian Surface Beneath Phoenix

Soil Delivery to Phoenix Oven

Phoenix Test Sample Site

Phoenix Makes an Impression on Mars

Underneath the Phoenix Lander

This anaglyph was acquired by NASA Phoenix Lander; in the bottom left is a trench dug by Phoenix Robotic Arm. In the bottom right is one of Phoenix two solar panels. You will need 3-D glasses to view this image.

View of Phoenix Surroundings as of Sol 2

Phoenix Probe Inserted in Martian Soil

Soil Fills Phoenix Laboratory Cell

Images from Phoenix MECA Instruments

Martian Dust Collected by Phoenix Arm

Phoenix Scoop Inverted Showing Rasp

Rasped Soil Sample in Phoenix Scoop

Martian Surface Beneath Phoenix Lander

Phoenix Robotic Arm connects with Alice

Metal Spring near Phoenix Footpad

More Soil Delivered to Phoenix Lab

Rosy Red Soil in Phoenix Scoop

Phoenix Conductivity Probe with Shadow and Toothmark

Phoenix Test Sample Site in Color

Deep Stone Soup Trenching by Phoenix

Images from Phoenix MECA Instruments

This image shows how NASA Phoenix Mars Lander stays in contact with Earth.

This colorglyph, acquired by NASA Phoenix Lander Surface Stereo Imager shows part of Phoenix workplace and is informally called Wonderland. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.

This anaglyph, acquired by NASA Phoenix Lander show Phoenix solar panel is seen in the bottom right corner of the image. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.

This image shows four Wet Chemistry Laboratory units, part of the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer MECA instrument on board NASA Phoenix Mars Lander. This image was taken before Phoenix launch on August 4, 2007.

This image of a camera going through the Surface Stereo Imager SSI on NASA Phoenix lander. At the end of the animation is an approximate color mosaic taken by Phoenix SSI camera.

This image from Sol 1 shows a mosaic of NASA Mars Phoenix digging area in the Martian terrain. Phoenix scientists were very pleased with this view as the terrain features few rocks -- an optimal place for digging.

This image was taken by NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Stereo Surface Imager SSI on Sol 3. It illustrates the actions that Phoenix Robotic Arm took to deploy its wrist.

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

NASA Phoenix Mars Lander will be in free fall after it separates from its back shell and parachute, but not for long.

Lockheed Martin Space Systems technicians work on the science deck of NASA Phoenix Mars Lander

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

A spacecraft technician inspected the vital robotic arm of NASA Phoenix Mars Lander during the assembly phase of the mission

Doors Fully Open on Phoenix Next Oven

Doors Fully Open on Phoenix Next Oven

Martian Soil Inside Phoenix Robotic Arm Scoop

La Mancha Trench Dug by Phoenix Mars Lander

Phoenix Lander Self Portrait on Mars, Vertical Projection

Color Image of Phoenix Heat Shield and Bounce Mark

Phoenix Robotic Arm Workspace After 90 Sols

American Flag and Mini-DVD Attached to Deck of Phoenix

Morning Frost in Trench Dug by Phoenix, Sol 113

Martian Arctic Dust Devil, Phoenix Sol 104

Martian Surface after Phoenix Conductivity Measurements

Phoenix Conductivity Probe Inserted into Martian Soil

Phoenix Again Carries Soil to Wet Chemistry Lab

Phoenix Lander on Mars with Surrounding Terrain, Vertical Projection

Phoenix view of Mars as of the end of Sol 2

Phoenix Carries Soil to Wet Chemistry Lab

Underneath Phoenix Lander 97 Sols After Touchdown

Mark Left by First Dig at Phoenix Site

Martian Arctic Dust Devil and Phoenix Meteorology Mast

Solar Panel Buffeted by Wind at Phoenix Site

Martian Soil Delivery to Analytical Instrument on Phoenix

This mosaic of images from the Surface Stereo Imager camera on NASA Phoenix Mars Lander shows several trenches dug by Phoenix, plus a corner of the spacecraft deck and the Martian arctic plain stretching to the horizon.

The targeted landing site for NASA Phoenix Mars Lander is at about 68 degrees north latitude, 233 degrees east longitude in the Martian arctic. The Phoenix lander, which landed May 25, 2008 ceased its operations about six months later.

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

The science payload of NASA Phoenix Mars Lander includes a multi-tool instrument named the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer MECA.

NASA Phoenix Mars Lander was lowered into a thermal vacuum chamber at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, in December 2006

This artist animation shows the route NASA Phoenix Mars Lander took to get from Earth to Mars.

NASA next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Phoenix Mars Lander, partway through assembly and testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, in September 2006.

This is an illustration of the analytical procedure of NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Wet Chemistry Lab WCL on board the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer MECA instrument.

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

This image is a stereo, panoramic view of various trenches dug by NASA Phoenix Mars Lander on Oct. 7, 2008. 3D glasses are necessary to view this image.

Images taken by NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Surface Stereo Imager, combined into a panoramic view looking north from the lander.

This is an image of a camera pushing through NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Stereo Surface Imager SSI.

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

Digging by NASA 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.

This is a terrain model of Phoenix 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 Surface Stereo Imager SSI.

This illustration shows some of the components on and near the end of the robotic arm on NASA Phoenix Mars Lander. Primary and secondary blades on the scoop that aided in the collection of soil samples.