Amazing photo taken of descending Mars Pheonix probe and more

SATELLITE ORBITING MARS IMAGED DESCENDING PHOENIX
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Photo showing the spacecraft
descending to the martian surface under its parachute Sunday. The
black-and-white photo, shot by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter
spacecraft as it sailed overhead, shows the inflated parachute and the
backshell supporting Phoenix dangling below.

http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/phoenix/080526mrochute.html

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NASA MANAGERS THRILLED WITH SUCCESSFUL LANDING
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Digging for ice within a week or so, NASA officials said early Monday, after engineers complete initial checkout and collect more photos to help characterize the landing site.

http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/phoenix/080526postland.html


TOUCHDOWN! PHOENIX LANDS ON ARCTIC PLAINS OF MARS
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NASA's Phoenix lander plunged into the martian atmosphere Sunday at 12,700
mph and then used atmospheric friction, a large parachute and finally, 12
individually controlled rocket engines to complete an automated landing
near the red planet's northern polar cap.

http://spaceflightnow.com/mars/phoenix/080525landing.html