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Phoenix - End of Mission
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post Nov 16 2008, 09:16 AM
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smile.gif...nice thought, but I don't think that they're even ever visible from Phoenix's location.


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post Nov 16 2008, 12:09 PM
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They are (just) visible - Deimos up to about 14 degrees above the horizon, Phobos about 1 degree.

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post Nov 26 2008, 10:52 AM
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Beautiful Phoenix model on display at JPL...

http://phoenixpics.wordpress.com/2008/11/2...y-i-met-phoenix



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post Dec 2 2008, 03:49 PM
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NASA Finishes Listening For Phoenix Mars Lander.

Rest in peace.
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post Dec 2 2008, 03:58 PM
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This marks the first time that communications have ended with a successful lander since the demise of Pathfinder, 10 years ago. Astonishing.
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post Dec 2 2008, 04:26 PM
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Even more astonishing is the possibility (small, I know) that Phoenix may not be permanently dead. There is always the Lazarus mode -- we may hear from her again in the Martian spring.

Mind you, I don't expect Phoenix to survive the winter. But there is a chance. If we do hear from her again, it's going to be an amazing day here at UMSF.

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post Dec 3 2008, 01:07 AM
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If I recall correctly, when Phoenix is encased in ice, it's electronics will become extremely brittle and prone to cracking. If the electronics crack, Phoenix is irreparably dead. If Phoenix somehow survives, I'll be very delighted! (though I don't expect it).


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post Dec 9 2008, 10:13 PM
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rolleyes.gif Here are 2 hi-res pics of Phoenix hardware on the Martian surface, made of summarizing L/R pics to gain some details : sol 111 for the heatshield and sol 114 for the backshell. Enjoy smile.gif
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post Dec 10 2008, 01:58 AM
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I was thinking about all the different scales at which Phoenix observed Mars (main camer, robotic arm camera, optical microscope, atomic force microscope) so I put together this very crude sketch of a video.

Maybe someone who knows what they are doing could take this idea and make a very cool zoom video...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2DDFEfXujM
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post Dec 10 2008, 11:02 PM
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Found this excellent article...

http://www.nature.com/news/2008/081210/ful...html?s=news_rss

Very good stuff... smile.gif


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post Dec 11 2008, 01:19 AM
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Thanks Stu,
A great (and at places personal) account of the mission, with some details on the TEGA door problems I was not aware of.
The accompanying editorial "What next for Mars" is also quite interesting !

http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v456/...ll/456675a.html
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post Oct 15 2009, 11:53 AM
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QUOTE (dvandorn @ Dec 2 2008, 05:26 PM) *
Even more astonishing is the possibility (small, I know) that Phoenix may not be permanently dead. There is always the Lazarus mode -- we may hear from her again in the Martian spring.

Mind you, I don't expect Phoenix to survive the winter. But there is a chance. If we do hear from her again, it's going to be an amazing day here at UMSF.

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October? October is now... smile.gif


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post Oct 15 2009, 12:18 PM
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Check the PHX twitter feed - they're going to wait till the sun is higher - lots of nice power - and try then.
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post Oct 15 2009, 12:57 PM
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Twitter? What's Twitter? unsure.gif
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Thanks Doug... rolleyes.gif


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post Oct 15 2009, 01:26 PM
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That's why I still have phoenix running on http://www.dmuller.net/realtime/mars.php


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