Phoenix Lander

Last Chance for Phoenix to Call Home Starts Today

[/caption] Starting today, the Mars Odyssey orbiter will be listening once again for the Phoenix Mars Lander, lending an ear…

14 years ago

Phoenix Phone Home! Teams Still Attempting Contact with Mars Lander

No word yet from the Phoenix Mars Lander and, really, mission managers don't expect to hear from the lander. But…

15 years ago

No Word Yet From Phoenix; Spirit’s Days May be Numbered

[/caption] Not a peep yet from the Phoenix lander. The Mars Odyssey orbiter has completed all 30 relay overflights of…

15 years ago

Odyssey to Start Listening for Phoenix Lander

Caption: The Phoenix Mars Lander, its backshell and its heatshield are visible within this enhanced-color image of the Phoenix landing…

15 years ago

Northern Spring Approaches on Mars: Will Phoenix Phone Home?

[/caption] I was just thinking of the Phoenix lander earlier this week, wondering if our little buddy was surviving the…

15 years ago

Phoenix’s Telltale Tells All About Winds and Weather on Mars

[/caption] On board the plucky little Phoenix Mars lander was an even pluckier and littler device called the Telltale. It…

15 years ago

Perchlorates and Water Make for Potential Habitable Environment on Mars

[/caption] Scientists say that the Arctic region studied by Phoenix lander may be a favorable environment for microbes. Just-right chemistry…

15 years ago

Phoenix Lander Team: It Snows at Night on Mars

[/caption] It snows on Mars. This occurs, at least in the northern arctic region where the Phoenix lander set up…

15 years ago