MetaFilter posts tagged with mars and phoenix

Goodnight Sweet Lander

homunculus — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 17:57:36 -0800

Phoenix Mars Lander: This is My Farewell Transmission From Mars.

Phoenix Confirms Martian Water, Mission Extended

finite — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 12:22:12 -0800

"We have water," said William Boynton of the University of Arizona, lead scientist for the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA. "We've seen evidence for this water ice before in observations by the Mars Odyssey orbiter and in disappearing chunks observed by Phoenix last month, but this is the first time Martian water has been touched and tasted."

Evidence of water ice on mars.

elpapacito — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:40:31 -0800

NASA Phoenix probe finds evidence of frozen water on Mars

Phoenix to land on Mars.

goodnewsfortheinsane — Sun, 25 May 2008 16:13:29 -0800

Phoenix is set to land on Mars at 2353 UTC. Video coverage: NASA | CNN

How to land at the Martian north pole.

Brandon Blatcher — Wed, 14 May 2008 18:22:55 -0800

Seven minutes of terror. A short video on describing how the Phoenix probe will land at the North Pole of Mars on May 25th. Follow updates to the mission via Twitter and the blog. Previously

The Phoenix rises.

backseatpilot — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 19:45:12 -0800

NASA's Phoenix probe launched Saturday from Cape Canaveral, destination Mars. Its mission is to investigate polar ice. This probe is unique for a couple of reasons: first, it will face a traditional parachute-and-retro-rockets landing, unlike previous endeavors. Second, it will be landing far north of any previous mission. Previous Mars missions have had mixed success, with only about half successfully making it to their destination. It is scheduled to land in May, 2008.