News tagged with phoenix lander
Taking a Bite of Antarctic Ice
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Nov 16, 2009 |
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Scientists with NASA’s IceBite project are heading this week for University Valley, a hanging valley perched more than 1600 feet (more than 1 mile) above sea level in Antarctica’s McMurdo Dry Valleys. Their ...
Liquid saltwater is likely present on Mars, new analysis shows
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Mar 17, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Salty, liquid water has been detected on a leg of the Mars Phoenix Lander and therefore could be present at other locations on the planet, according to analysis by a group of mission scientists ...
New dreams rise from Phoenix's ashes
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Nov 18, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Carlos Lange has some sentimental thoughts about the shut down of the Phoenix Mars Lander, but science never sleeps and he's set his sights on a new mission to the Red Planet.
Phoenix Mars Lander Out Of Communication
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 30, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander, with its solar-electric power shrinking due to shorter daylight hours and a dust storm, did not respond to an orbiter's attempt to communicate with it Wednesday ...
Phoenix Lander Digs and Analyzes Soil as Darkness Gathers
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Oct 09, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- As fall approaches Mars' northern plains, NASA's Phoenix Lander is busy digging into the Red Planet's soil and scooping it into its onboard science laboratories for analysis.
Phoenix Lander Might Peek Under a Rock
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Sep 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- If the robotic arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander can nudge a rock aside today, scientists on the Phoenix team would like to see what's underneath.
