Phoenix Mars Mission

[M'Sharak]

Images are good. We are good.

http://img.villagephotos.com/p/2004-6/739321/mars1.JPG

Stretchy.

If this had been a nice panorama, it would be one thing, but it's just a screenshot of a web page. Could the size of this image be adjusted so that it doesn't bend the page out of shape?

 

[Lieut. Arex]

If you haven't seen it, skip over to JPL's Phoenix site and check out the image of Phoenix under its chute taken by Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. You can see the shroud lines... a truly spectacular image.

The landing site might not be much to look at but this mission should be very interesting while it lasts. At this afternoon's briefing, I was surprised to hear that Phoenix is at a low enough elevation that the atmospheric pressure is at the triple point for water, provided it gets warm enough to melt there.

 

[Capn Flukie]

Wow, that really is a spectacular image. Thanks for pointing it out.

edit: and now I have a new av.

 

[Hitman]

That image is quite cool. They talked about this on BBC News, that the orbiter could have taken photos of the Phoenix going in.

 

[Jeri]

There have been some interesting stories in the Tucson daily paper, covering the U. of Arizona angle, who are leading the mission's science.

Their science page is at: http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/science/

Today's feature is Martian weather: That's Canada's forte, about the Canadian contingent in Tucson.

 

[Johnny Rico]

Wow, that really is a spectacular image. Thanks for pointing it out.

edit: and now I have a new av.

Not as spectacular as that same image in a zoomed out version.

What you're actually seeing there as the background is the slope face of a 10km long crater. As seen in this pic. Full article here.