Tonight, the Mars Pheonix Lander will hopefully be landing successfully on the surface of Mars. Significantly larger than other rovers on Mars, and will land (hopefully) on Mars by firing rockets to slow down, as opposed to landing inside essentially a giant balloon as did Spirit, Opportunity, and Sojourner. This method is risky, and previous attempts at landing objects on Mars have failed 1/3 of the time, so keep your fingers crossed. For the latest information on Phoenix's progress, go here. Also, a news briefing at JPL will be held tonight at 9 p.m., following landing and the first possible downlink of images. Briefing updates at JPL also are scheduled on Monday, May 26 at 11 a.m. and on Tuesday, May 27, at 11 a.m, and daily news briefings will continue at 11 a.m. for several days assuming a successful landing.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
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