The Mars Phoenix Lander ended its brief but phenomenal life of exploration and investigation as it plunged deep into the frigid onslaught of the Martian winter. The sturdy lander outlasted its intended mission life by months.The lander also embodied NASA's triumphant return to interplanetary "soft landings" enabled by jet thrusters rather than parachutes and balloons. Such touchdowns since the 1970s Viking missions have been failures.
What's next on the Martian horizon? Another rover--bigger and better than the recent Spirit and Opportunity, due to launch next year.
Learn all about the Phoenix Lander.
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You saw the video in transformers, the same thing for Mars Pathfinder...they exist!!!
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