BTW, there is a show in Discovery Channel about Pheonix right this minute. You may catch the re-run later tonight if they re-air it.
Just read that, apparently, a bunch of UFO-twats claims that a white spot near the horizon one of the phoenix photos, proves that there is (or has been) an advanced alien race present on Mars, having established some form of civilization, and that NASA is withholding the truth...
*sigh*
That's the biggest that I've been able to find (original context:http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/images/press/PSP_008579_9020_descent.html). I took a brief look around to see if I could find the raw HiRISE image, but didn't have any luck.
EDIT: The HiRISE Team Blog says that the picture is scaled down by a factor of ten in order to cut down on noise. There a few people requesting a larger resolution, though, so maybe they'll release one. You should also read the entry for the original shot, it gives a remarkable impression of just how hard this shot was to pull off.
I visited the Phoenix Lander web site. I come to the conclusion that they really do not know what the icy substance on Mars is. Is it water ice or something else? It looks like the thermal oven system does not work like they hope it would. The lander struggle to get some samples into the oven.
BTW, there is a show in Discovery Channel about Pheonix right this minute. You may catch the re-run later tonight if they re-air it.
I also can watch the Dicovery Channel. But there is no listing of the Phoenix mission today. Is that because I live in South Africa? Do they have different listings for different countries? I recieve my transmission from the Pas 10 sattelite. That means they stream to the UK too.
He posted that information 1 month and 15 days ago...
Suspected upgrade: Add additional bias towards shuttle and away from ISS partners.
NASA'S Phoenix Mars Lander, with its solar-electric power shrinking due to shorter daylight hours and a dust storm, did not respond to an orbiter's attempt to communicate with it Wednesday night and Thursday morning.
Won't survive the winter. There will be no heaters to to keep the spacecraft electronics warm so it will just freeze up with no hope of recovery.Yeah, so what's the deal, is it expected to power up again when the summer season returns, or will it freeze itself to death in the meantime?