Phoenix Mars Lander.

[MeteorWayne]

<div id="post-241179" class="postcolor">36 hours until landing.<br /><br />Phonix is 361,371 km above the Martian surface, closer than the moon is to the earth. Mars gravity is now 15% as strong as that of the Sun. Phoenix is now approaching Mars at 9,733 km/hr (2.7 km/sec or 6047 mph)<br />Just over 2.5 million km to go!<br /><br />MW </div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<br />Annotated simulation of Entry Descent and Landing (EDL):<br />http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/phx20080522.php <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[Swampcat]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Annotated simulation of Entry Descent and Landing (EDL):http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/phx20080522.php <br />Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV><br /><br />Thanks for that. Very interesting video.</p><p>I'm looking forward to sitting back tomorrow night and watching events unfold. No work Monday so I can stay up as late as necessary. <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-cool.gif" border="0" alt="Cool" title="Cool" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <font size="3" color="#ff9900"><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>------------------------------------------------------------------- </em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong><em>"I hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing, and as necessary in the political world as storms in the physical. Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on the rights of the people which have produced them. An observation of this truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their punishment of rebellions as not to discourage them too much. It is a medicine necessary for the sound health of government."</em></strong></font></p><p><font size="1" color="#993300"><strong>Thomas Jefferson</strong></font></p></font> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Thanks for that. Very interesting video.I'm looking forward to sitting back tomorrow night and watching events unfold. No work Monday so I can stay up as late as necessary. &nbsp; <br />Posted by Swampcat</DIV><br /><br />Yessir, should be fun!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><div class="postcolor">33 hours to go.<br /><br />Phoenix continues to be sped up by Mar's ever increasing gravitational pull, now 17.8% that of the Sun's.<br />It is 331,149 km above the surface, about 87% of the earth moon distance.<br />The speed toward Mars is up to 9746 km/hr, 2.71 km/sec or 6056 mph.</div><div class="postcolor">Don't forget, this afternoon (Noon PDT, 3 PM EDT, 7 PM UTC) NASA TV will cover new conference.<br />They will discuss spacecraft status, and anounce decision as to whether final TCM (~ 11 hours from now) will be needed.<br /><br /><br /><br />Remaining distance to landing 2.34 million km, 1.45 million miles.<br /><br />MW </div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[3488]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'><font color="#ff0000">Yessir, should be fun!&nbsp;33 hours to go.Phoenix continues to be sped up by Mar's ever increasing gravitational pull, now 17.8% that of the Sun's.It is 331,149 km above the surface, about 87% of the earth moon distance.The speed toward Mars is up to 9746 km/hr, 2.71 km/sec or 6056 mph.Don't forget, this afternoon (Noon PDT, 3 PM EDT, 7 PM UTC) NASA TV will cover new conference.They will discuss spacecraft status, and anounce decision as to whether final TCM (~ 11 hours from now) will be needed.Remaining distance to landing 2.49 million km, 1.45 million miles.MW <br />Posted by MeteorWayne</font></DIV></p><p><strong><font size="2">Thank you very much Wayne, for your updates since my last one. Phoenix has clearly narrowed the gap considerably since then, as expected.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">As&nbsp;like Swampcat, I do not need to get up early on Monday either, as here in the UK, it is the Spring Bank Holiday, though I was going to take Monday off work anyway, especially for Phoenix, as after all, I do feel as though I've had a personal involvement with the campaign to make this mission happen.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">I suspect Wayne that the final TCM may not be needed.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">Below view of Mars from Phoenix, as of Saturday 24th May 2008 @ 15:45 UTC.</font></strong></p><p><font size="2"><strong>http://img514.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wspacenp5.jpg</strong></font><br /><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/0/13/b0706a79-6bff-409c-bdb4-b3e501356bb6.Medium.jpg" alt="" /></p><strong><font size="2"><p><strong><font size="2">Landing Countdown.<br /><br />Day: 1<br />Hours: 8<br />Minutes: 7<br />Seconds: 30<br /><br />Andrew Brown.</font></strong></p></font></strong> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<div id="post-241233" class="postcolor">1 Day 6 hours to landing.<br /><br />Mars' influence continues to increase rapidly.<br />The gravity from the red planet is now 21.4% that of the sun, increasing it's approach speed to 9762 km/h (2.7 km/sec, 6066 mph)<br /><br />Phoenix is now 302,891 km above the surface (about 188,000 miles) or 78.9% of the distance from the earth to the moon. <br />Phoenix's solar orbit speed has decreased to 71,382 km/hr.<br /><br />Distance to landing is 2,120,815 km, or 1.32 million miles.<br /><br />Don't forget live news conference on NASA TV in about an hour and a third.<br /><br />MW </div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[Philotas]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Annotated simulation of Entry Descent and Landing (EDL):http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/phoenix/phx20080522.php <br />Posted by MeteorWayne</DIV><br /><br />Great video!</p><p><font color="#0000ff">Landing Countdown</font> </p><p>Days: 1<br />Hours: 5<br />Minutes:&nbsp;43<br />Seconds:&nbsp;20</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Great video!Landing Countdown Days: 1Hours: 5Minutes:&nbsp;43Seconds:&nbsp;20 <br />Posted by Philotas</DIV><br /><br />I especially liked the sound of the pulsed descent engines <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/content/scripts/tinymce/plugins/emotions/images/smiley-laughing.gif" border="0" alt="Laughing" title="Laughing" /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<p>Next event up at the top of the hour on NASA TV is the Phoenix News Conference.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<div id="post-241278" class="postcolor">Briefing Scribblenotes...<br /><br />Final TCM decision 3 :30 PM PDT (6:30 PM EDT, 2230 UTC).<br />Execution ~ 8PM PDT, 11 PM EDT, 0300 UTC.<br /><br />Oddysey will begin collecting data 1 hr before interface; again 1.5 hr later.<br /><br />Current landing zone is on the edge of the preferred location, but not necessarily worth the risks.<br /><br />Current weather at the landing location:<br />Small dust storm should have passed by today; looks good after that.<br /><br />Phoenix gets 2 million MPG. We should be so intelligent!<br /><br />I get around 20, which is awful. </div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[Simultaneity]

<p>It strikes me how far we've really come&nbsp;with respect to exploring Mars.</p><p>We can now predict the weather at the landing site and are going to have proxy observers of the EDL phase.&nbsp; Quite an exciting time regardless of tomorrow's outcome&nbsp; (which, given the testing and attention, I believe will go well.)</p><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:Verdana">&nbsp;Edit:&nbsp; coRrecT cApitaliZation Is gOOd</span>

 

[3488]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'><font color="#ff0000">Briefing Scribblenotes...Final TCM decision 3 :30 PM PDT (6:30 PM EDT, 2230 UTC).Execution ~ 8PM PDT, 11 PM EDT, 0300 UTC.Oddysey will begin collecting data 1 hr before interface; again 1.5 hr later.Current landing zone is on the edge of the preferred location, but not necessarily worth the risks.Current weather at the landing location:Small dust storm should have passed by today; looks good after that.Phoenix gets 2 million MPG. We should be so intelligent!I get around 20, which is awful. <br />Posted by MeteorWayne</font></DIV></p><p><strong><font size="2">I've been out round my mum's so missed the update. Will it be repeated??</font></strong></p><p><font size="2" color="#000000"><strong>Below movie from the MRO MARCI showing the martian arctic weather over 19 - 21st May 2008.</strong></font></p><p><strong><font size="2" color="#000080">http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/images/press/marci-movie.html</font></strong><br /><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/15/7/cf4dd23c-c70b-4722-a787-0bd3655d035d.Medium.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>[QUOTE<font color="#ff0000"><font color="#000000">] </font>It strikes me how far we've really come&nbsp;with respect to exploring Mars. We can now predict the weather at the landing site and are going to have proxy observers of the EDL phase.&nbsp; Quite an exciting time regardless of tomorrow's outcome&nbsp; (which, given the testing and attention, I believe will go well.) Posted by Simultaneity</font></DIV></p><p><font size="2" color="#000000"><strong>Welcome to SDC & a great first post. If you carry on like that, sharing our own hopes, you'll get on well here & go far.&nbsp;<img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/5/2/75ea002e-5c40-4747-92be-a4acc4e445b5.Medium.gif" alt="" /><br /></strong></font></p><p><font size="2" color="#000000"><strong>Yes I believe you are correct, that Phoenix success is highly likely. Phoenix went through the mother of prelaunch testing & testing during cruise. The landing site has been very carefully chosen & Mars also appears to be co-operating with decent weather during EDL in the offing. Come on Phoenix, DON'T SCREW UP tomorrow.</strong></font></p><p><font size="2"><strong>View of Mars from Phoenix as on: Saturday 24th May 2008 @ 22:10 UTC.</strong></font></p><p><strong><font size="2">http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=wspacewa6.jpg</font></strong><br /><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/3/6/e356a0f3-390b-4f89-b6a9-afa8714ecf8c.Medium.jpg" alt="" /></p><p><strong><font size="2">Landing Countdown.<br />Days: 1<br />Hours: 1<br />Minutes: 44<br />Seconds: 00<br /><br />Andrew Brown.</font></strong><font size="2" color="#000000"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></font></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[SpaceKiwi]

<p>Just under 24 hours to go now, and I'm starting to feel both excited and apprehensive for the landing.&nbsp; It will occur about 11-ish on Monday morning here, so I will be popping a tape in the VCR to capture the coverage from NASA TV as I will be at work.&nbsp; Might use up some of my data cap and tune in to coverage on the internet anyway.&nbsp; I thought the presentation of the MER landings on NASA TV was outstanding last time, given there were no live cameras on location, so hopefully they will do a similar job of bringing this to us.&nbsp; Hope to be seeing a room of very excited and happy rocket scientists about this time tomorrow.</p><p>Godspeed Phoenix,&nbsp;six from&nbsp;twelve here we come!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>SK&nbsp; <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/14/11/5efebbd7-199b-49f9-9b2f-c589c6098dfc.Medium.gif" alt="" /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><em><font size="2" color="#ff0000">Who is this superhero?  Henry, the mild-mannered janitor ... could be!</font></em></p><p><em><font size="2">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</font></em></p><p><font size="5">Bring Back The Black!</font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<div id="post-241309" class="postcolor">1 day update<br /><br />Altitude above surface of Mars:<br />243,223 km; 63.3% of the earth -moon distance.<br /><br />Mars' gravity is 33% of the sun's, Phoenix is now approaching Mars at 9805 km/hr, 6093 mph, 2.72 km/sec.<br />1.685 milliom km to go; 1.047 million miles. </div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[3488]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'><font color="#ff0000">1 day updateAltitude above surface of Mars:243,223 km; 63.3% of the earth -moon distance.Mars' gravity is 33% of the sun's, Phoenix is now approaching Mars at 9805 km/hr, 6093 mph, 2.72 km/sec.1.685 milliom km to go; 1.047 million miles. <br />Posted by MeteorWayne</font></DIV></p><p><font size="2" color="#000000"><strong>Thanks for the continuing updates Wayne.<br /></strong></font></p><p><font size="2" color="#000000"><strong>We're well into the dying hours of approach now towards&nbsp;EDL. Lets hope all has been thought off.</strong></font></p><p><strong><font size="2">Whole sky view from Phoenix Landing Site, as of Sunday 25th May 2008&nbsp;@ 00:38 UTC.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">&nbsp;<font color="#000080">http://img389.imageshack.us/my.php?image=mpl25may2008xc1.gif</font></font></strong><br /><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/4/4/74bfda54-151a-45fa-b41a-77c7b1feacaa.Medium.gif" alt="" /></p><p><strong><font size="2">Landing Countdown.<br />Day: 0<br />Hours: 23<br />Minutes: 9<br />Seconds: 15<br /><br />Andrew Brown.</font></strong></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[3488]

<p><strong><font size="2">No maneuver required. Final TCM was not needed.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2" color="#000080">http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-079a</font></strong></p><p><font size="2" color="#000000"><strong>MRO, Mars Odyssey & Mars Express orbiters are in correct orbits for monitoring the EDL of Phoenix.</strong></font></p><p><font size="2" color="#000080"><strong>http://marsprogram.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/spotlight/20080523a.html</strong></font><br /><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/7/0/f7eb54da-469d-4610-80ed-6d0531dea5b3.Medium.jpg" alt="" /></p><p><strong><font size="2">Landing Countdown.<br />Day: 0<br />Hours: 20<br />Minutes: 50<br />Seconds: 00<br /><br />Andrew Brown.</font></strong></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080">"I suddenly noticed an anomaly to the left of Io, just off the rim of that world. It was extremely large with respect to the overall size of Io and crescent shaped. It seemed unbelievable that something that big had not been visible before".</font> <em><strong><font color="#000000">Linda Morabito </font></strong><font color="#800000">on discovering that the Jupiter moon Io was volcanically active. Friday 9th March 1979.</font></em></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://www.launchphotography.com/</font><br /><br /><font size="1" color="#000080">http://anthmartian.googlepages.com/thisislandearth</font></p><p><font size="1" color="#000080">http://web.me.com/meridianijournal</font></p> </div>

 

[rybanis]

<p>Hours: 18</p><p>Minutes: 42</p><p>Seconds: 00</p><p>Go Phoenix go! I have the day off tomorrow, and I'll sure as hell be thinking of this all day long. &nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<p>12 hours from Landing at 7:38 AM EDT<br />ALtitude 125590 km, about 1/3 of the earth moon distance.<br /><br />Mar's gravity is now 21% stronger than that of the sun!<br /><br />Approach speed slowly continues to increase; it's 10,001 km/hr (2.78 km/sec or 6214 mph)...it will double during the next 12 hours!! </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>There is one more contigency TCM possible around 11:30 AM EDT.</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<div id="post-241355" class="postcolor">11 hours to landing<br /><br />Altitude above Mars 115,570 km<br /><br />Mars gravity now 42 % stronger than the sun's on the spacecraft.<br /><br />Approach speed up to 10,035 km/hr<br /><br />Solar orbit speed down to 71,152 km/hr </div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<div id="post-241358" class="postcolor">10 hours to landing at 9:38:32 EDT (note landing time is 1 second sooner than forecasts from a day or two ago. I assume this reflects the likely landing ellipse withdrawing uprange by 10 km or so)<br /><br />Altitude 105,514 km<br /><br />Mars' gravity is now 69% stronger than that of the sun. <br /><br />As a result, approach speed is now 10,074 km/hr and increase of 39 in the last hour.<br /><br />Solar orbit speed is now 71,120 a reduction of 32 in the last hour </div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<div id="post-241360" class="postcolor">From NASA at 9:30 AM:<br /><br />No Final Nudge Needed for Phoenix 05.25.08 <br />NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander will reach Mars this evening with no further adjustments to its flight path. Mission controllers decided early Sunday not to use the last possible time for a trajectory correction maneuver, eight hours before landing<br /><br />The first possible time for confirmation that Phoenix has landed will be at 4:53 p.m. Pacific Time today. The landing would have happened 15 minutes earlier on Mars, but radio signals take 15 minutes to travel from Mars to Earth at the distance separating the two planets today, 171 million miles. <br /></div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<p>9 hours to go (10:38:33 EDT)<br /><br />Altitude 95415 km (-10,099 last hour) That's 59,288 miles, or 1.25 billion moot<br /><br />Mars' gravity is now over twice as strong as the sun's for the Phoenix craft. (206%)<br /><br />Approach speed up to 10,121 km/h (+47 last hour) (2.81 km/s, 6289 mph)<br />Solar orbit speed now 71,083 km/h (-37)<br /><br />To see this info real time:<br /><br />http://www.dmuller.net/phoenix/scet.php<br /><br />MW<br /><br />Edited to add metric/English/etc conversions. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<div id="post-241370" class="postcolor"><br />8 hours to Landing, update as of 11:38:32 AM<br /><br />Altitude above Mars 85,266 km (-10149 last hour) (52982 miles, 0.284 light second)<br /><br />Mars gravity is now 255% that of the sun on the craft.<br /><br />Approach speed 10,179 km/hr (+58 last hour) (2.83 km/sec, 6325 mph)<br /><br />Phoenix orbital velocity around the sun 71,037 km/h (-46)<br /><br />Distance to Landing 551,907 km. (343,000 miles)<br /><br />MW <br /></div> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>

 

[moonmadness]

<p>Looking good.</p><p>All this time and distance ends up down to seven minutes. wow.<br /><img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/5/7/15338295-76cf-4fe9-a7cb-eb7f079f5a3d.Medium.jpg" alt="" /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p>I'm not a rocket scientist, but I do play one on the TV in my mind.</p> </div>

 

[MeteorWayne]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Looking good.All this time and distance ends up down to seven minutes. wow. <br />Posted by moonmadness</DIV><br /><br />7 minutes of terror!</p><p>7 hours till landing (12:38:32 EDT)<br /><br /><br />Altitude 75045 km (-10,221 in last hour) 46,631 miles.<br /><br />Mars is now tugging on Phoenix with 3 1/4 times as much force as the sun.<br /><br />Approach speed has increased by 71 km/h to 10,250 km/h. (2.85 km/sec, 6369 mph, 9342 feet per second)<br /><br />Phoenix solar orbit speed is now down to 70,981 a reduction of 56 km/h<br /><br />415,788 km to go. (258,339 miles)<br /><br />Distance from earth 275,453,000 km (1.84 AU)<br /><br />MW </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#000080"><em><font color="#000000">But the Krell forgot one thing John. Monsters. Monsters from the Id.</font></em> </font></p><p><font color="#000080">I really, really, really, really miss the "first unread post" function</font><font color="#000080"> </font></p> </div>