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Phoenix Mars Lander- Artwork

author: Nasa/JPL/Novapix

reference: e-son27-62502

Image Size 300 DPI: 48 * 33 cm

In this artist's concept illustration, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander begins to shut down operations as winter sets in. The far-northern latitudes on Mars experience no sunight during winter. This will mark the end of the mission because the solar panels can no longer charge the batteries on the lander. Frost covering the region as the atmosphere cools will bury the lander in ice.

Keywords for this photo:

2007 - 2008 - ILLUSTRATION - MARS - MARS SCOUT - MARTIAN SURFACE - PHOENIX - PLANET - SOIL - SOLAR PANEL - SPACE - SPACECRAFT - SPACEPROBE -