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Posted on: May 27, 2008 1:38 AM, by Steinn Sigurðsson
The Phoenix mission will only last about 90 days.
Starting to feel like they will be very intense 90 days, for some people.
HIRISE camera on MRO capture Phoenix parachute descent through Martian atmosphere
Oblique view - 0.76 m resolution from 310 km
That's kinda cool.
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They said in the press conferences that it could go on longer, "until mars freezes over" (or, more properly, until the sun drops below the horizon too much to charge the solar panels.)
But I want to know what the "polar bear" is....
Posted by: Aaron Bergman | May 27, 2008 2:18 AM
Yeah, it is unlikely to spring back to life after winter, especially if it frosts over.
The "polar beer" looks interesting.
Did they drop the shell and parachute? Could be a piece of that, with some specular reflection.
Or ice... doesn't quite look right for ice though.
Crap resolution though.
Posted by: Steinn Sigurdsson | May 27, 2008 2:39 AM
Well, judging by the landscape, it definitely looks like it's in Phoenix. It can't be in Scottsdale or there would be a golf course somewhere in the middle of that.
Posted by: Ben | May 27, 2008 2:44 AM
They said at today's press conference that the "polar bear" is the parachute and backshell.
More cool images:
Parachute shot cleaned up with context
Wide angle of surface with drop-in enlargements of items of interest
Posted by: Kevin W. Parker | May 27, 2008 2:55 PM
The Polar Bear mystery is solved (you'll have to scroll to the bottom of the post). Good instincts Steinn!
Posted by: JohnD | May 27, 2008 9:49 PM
It is a very cool photograph - especially when considering the raging sandstorm in the background of the first picture...just kidding!
Posted by: Ian | May 28, 2008 7:27 AM