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Phoenix (spacecraft)

Phoenix was a robotic spacecraft on a space exploration mission on Mars under the Mars Scout Program. The scientists conducting the mission are using instruments aboard the Phoenix lander to search for environments suitable for microbial life on Mars, and to research the history of water there. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoenix_spacecraft

Phoenix

Author : NASA/JPL-Caltech/UA/Lockheed Martin.

Mission:

The Phoenix Mars Mission is the first in NASA's Scout Program. Phoenix is designed to study the history of water and habitability potential in the Martian arctic's ice-rich soil.

Instruments:

Robotic Arm (RA)
Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA)
Robotic Arm Camera (RAC)
Surface Stereo Imager (SSI)
Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA)
Mars Descent Imager (MARDI)
Meteorological Station (MET)

Mass:

350 kg (772 pounds)

Mission Duration:

90 sols (Mars days)

Project Website: http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/


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