News tagged with phoenix

Phoenix Weathers Dust Storm

Oct 15, 2008 | 3.3 / 5 (4) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Phoenix Lander over the weekend successfully weathered a regional dust storm that temporarily lowered its solar power, and the team is back investigating the Red Planet's northern plains. ...

Phoenix Lander Digs and Analyzes Soil as Darkness Gathers

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Oct 09, 2008 | 3.5 / 5 (4) | 0

(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.

Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow, Soil Data Suggest Liquid Past

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 29, 2008 | 4.5 / 5 (32) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds. Spacecraft soil tests experiments also have provided evidence of past interaction between minerals and liquid water, ...

'Headless' Chosen for Attempt to Move a Martian Rock

Phoenix Lander Might Peek Under a Rock

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 22, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (14) | 4

(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.

Phoenix Images Discarded Heat Shield

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 18, 2008 | 3.9 / 5 (14) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new color high-resolution image from the Phoenix Mars Lander shows its crumpled heat shield about 150 meters away from the spacecraft.

More Soil Delivered to Phoenix Lander Lab

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 17, 2008 | 3.2 / 5 (6) | 3

Scientists working on the Phoenix Mars Mission are analyzing soil delivered to the spacecraft's Wet Chemistry Laboratory.

Phoenix Lander Sees, Feels Martian Whirlwinds in Action

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Sep 12, 2008 | 3.9 / 5 (9) | 4

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has photographed several dust devils dancing across the arctic plain this week and sensed a dip in air pressure as one passed near the lander.

Phoenix Lander Pictures Show Robotic Arm's Workspace After 90 Sols

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 28, 2008 | 3.8 / 5 (9) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New pictures from NASA's Phoenix Lander show just what a busy summer the spacecraft on Mars – and its science team at The University of Arizona in Tucson – has been having.

Ice Cold Sunrise on Mars

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 27, 2008 | 4.6 / 5 (9) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- From the location of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, above the Martian arctic circle, the sun does not set during the peak of the Martian summer.

NASA Mars Lander Digs Deeper as Third Month Nears End

Phoenix Mars Lander Digs Deeper as Third Month Nears End

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 26, 2008 | 4.2 / 5 (15) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- The next sample of Martian soil being grabbed for analysis is coming from a trench about three times deeper than any other trench NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has dug.

Soil Studies Continue at Site of Phoenix Mars Lander

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 11, 2008 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has continued studies of its landing site by widening a trench, making overnight measurements of conductivity in the Martian soil and depositing a sample of surface ...

Phoenix Mars Team Opens Window on Scientific Process

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Aug 06, 2008 | 4.4 / 5 (9) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Phoenix Mars mission scientists spoke today on research in progress concerning an ongoing investigation of perchlorate salts detected in soil analyzed by the wet chemistry laboratory aboard ...

Phoenix Mars Lander Working With Sticky Soil

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 29, 2008 | 4.3 / 5 (9) | 7

(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists and engineers on NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission spent the weekend examining how the icy soil on Mars interacts with the scoop on the lander's robotic arm, while trying different techniques ...

Phoenix Revises Method to Deliver Icy Sample

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 28, 2008 | 4.1 / 5 (7) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's robotic arm will use a revised collection-and-delivery sequence overnight Sunday with the goal of depositing an icy soil sample in the lander's oven.

Phoenix Completes Longest Work Shift

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

Jul 23, 2008 | 3.8 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Phoenix early Tuesday finished its longest work shift of the mission. The lander stayed awake for 33 hours, completing tasks that included rasping and scraping by the robotic arm, in addition ...