Wow look at all that plumbing !

Excellent.

Oh thats nice.

Shoot.

Oh how sad. The fall weather is harsh up there.

They don't build rovers so the wheels drop off after 601 m.......

I think we are all suprised at how quick the power situation went downhill.

Any idea what the terminal science mode sequence consists of ?

I wonder if they have any new pictures from Phoenix......if someone from the team is reading can we see it please ?

Seems the sun is now 10 degrees below the horizon at night now.

http://www.public.asu.edu/~sbporter/MarsSundial2.1.html

That sounds very very bad. But it's been a great mission to watch, and I eagerly await the science to follow after the data is analyzed fully.

It also sounds like the batteries were not able to be fully charged. Did the commands to turn off the heaters ever work ?

Great....hang in there !

I don't see any pictures past Sol 151...anyone know if Phoenix is alive ?

It's good till at least September 2010.

"NASA's Mars Odyssey is altering its orbit to gain even better sensitivity for its infrared mapping of Martian minerals. During the mission extension through September 2010, it will also point its camera with more flexibility than it has ever used before. Odyssey reached Mars in 2001"

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-191

Here in NE Florida I scraped water ice off my car windscreen this am. Was about 2 C air temp. Compared to -95 C that is not too bad.
I sure hope we see a thick ice covering near Phoenix.

That makes more scense.

I for one am glad I am not driving that thing.

Oh look, some pebbles !

Don't bother with a carefull nudge, hit it hard with a "hammer", works every time.

Bang a few pots....I like it.

A lot of pictures came down today.

They need to stop using egg head lingo and write it in plain english.....lol.

Also its silly they use two different scale pictures as comparasions.

Yes.....it's go !...for now.....

Go for MSL

I saw that and wondered if they would poke the heap of soil.

I am sure I read warm.