#1 Click this link to see News Photos page --> 05/23/2008

This artist concept depicts NASAs Phoenix Mars Lander after its planned touchdown on the arctic plains of Mars. The spacecraft is scheduled for a May 25th 2008 landing.

I’ve been following on this some, but haven’t seen whether they’re going to show the landing live (with appropriate delay). Heard anything about this? postsimian

No —— this was the first I really knew about it! It struck me as being pretty cool so I grabbed it! Phoenix Mars Lander #PhoenixMarsLander MjL

Yeah, apparently they’re pretty jittery about it for some reason. I figured it’d be good entertainment, heh. postsimian

#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 05/25/2022 #9

In 2008, NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on the Red Planet to begin searching for evidence of water; the spacecraft confirmed the presence of water ice at its landing site. #PhoenixMarsLander #NASA

#PhoenixMarsLander #NASA MjL

#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 08/04/2022 #11

In 2007, NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft was launched. It landed on Mars, on May 25th 2008, and operated until November of the same year. #PhoenixMarsLander

#PhoenixMarsLander #NASA MjL