Phoenix Mars Lander.

[3488]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'><font color="#ff0000">I think it was expected. According to the timeline I have, the lander radio is turned off for something like 30 minutes. <br />Posted by Swampcat</font></DIV></p><p><font size="2" color="#000000"><strong>Mars Express data has been retrieved & confirms a perfect landing.</strong></font></p><p><font size="2" color="#000000"><strong>Andrew Brown.<br /></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>

 

[Swampcat]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Mars Express data has been retrieved & confirms a perfect landing.Andrew Brown. <br />Posted by 3488</DIV><br /><br />And the last update at SpaceFlightNow.com confirms what I thought I heard. Parachute deployment was 7 seconds late. <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>

 

[bearack]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>And the last update at SpaceFlightNow.com confirms what I thought I heard. Parachute deployment was 7 seconds late. <br /> Posted by Swampcat</DIV></p><p>Is this the first image from Mars from the Phoenix Lander?</p><p><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-2.jpg" alt="" /><img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/ADMINI%7E1/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-3.jpg" alt="" /></p><p>&nbsp;<br /> <img src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/15/5/afd5d8b7-cc7b-411f-95da-26edf7d9b6f0.Medium.jpg" alt="" /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>

 

[Philotas]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Is this the first image from Mars from the Phoenix Lander?

&nbsp; <br />Posted by bearack</DIV><br /><br />Nope, there is no way it can photography itself like that. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[hal9891]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Is this the first image from Mars from the Phoenix Lander?

&nbsp; <br /> Posted by bearack</DIV></p><p>I think thats only an&nbsp; artists impression. </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#808080" color="#999999"><font size="1">"I predict that within 100 years computers will be twice as powerful, 10000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe will own them"</font></font><br /></div> </div>

 

[bearack]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Nope, there is no way it can photography itself like that. <br /> Posted by Philotas</DIV><br /></p><p>Seemed like it could be with Martian soil and with it not fully deployed yet.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><br /><img id="06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53" src="http://sitelife.space.com/ver1.0/Content/images/store/6/14/06322a8d-f18d-4ab1-8ea7-150275a4cb53.Large.jpg" alt="blog post photo" /></p> </div>

 

[Swampcat]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Seemed like it could be with Martian soil and with it not fully deployed yet.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />Posted by bearack</DIV><br /><br />Still about 20 minutes before we could possibly get&nbsp;any pictures. <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>

 

[Philotas]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Seemed like it could be with Martian soil and with it not fully deployed yet.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br />Posted by bearack</DIV><br /><br />Well, one would wonder what kind of extension the camera sat at: ;-) <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[3488]

<p><strong><font size="2">NASA TV, about to comment on FIRST IMAGES.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">A lot of happy faces in mission control.</font></strong></p><p><strong><font size="2">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>

 

[hal9891]

The landing point appears to be 68.22 degrees latitude and 234.3 degrees longitude.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#808080" color="#999999"><font size="1">"I predict that within 100 years computers will be twice as powerful, 10000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe will own them"</font></font><br /></div> </div>

 

[jmilsom]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>NASA TV, about to comment on FIRST IMAGES.A lot of happy faces in mission control.Andrew Brown. <br />Posted by 3488</DIV></p><p>Great News on the landing! Wonderful! I am watching NASA TV now, they seem to going over the successful landing and science of the mission. Did they actually say when they are expecting the images?<br /></p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[hal9891]

in about one minute.<br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div style="text-align:center"><font style="color:#808080" color="#999999"><font size="1">"I predict that within 100 years computers will be twice as powerful, 10000 times larger, and so expensive that only the five richest kings of Europe will own them"</font></font><br /></div> </div>

 

[phaze]

<p>NASATV is quaint and all... but something just a tad more professional would be nice!&nbsp; That was a brutal interview.</p>

 

[fractionofadot]

<p>picture time</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>*fingers and toes crossed in the hope of successful solar array deployment*&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[Philotas]

Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Great News on the landing! Wonderful! I am watching NASA TV now, they seem to going over the successful landing and science of the mission. Did they actually say when they are expecting the images? <br />Posted by jmilsom</DIV><br /><br />Any second now, possibly. <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[derekmcd]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>in about one minute. <br /> Posted by hal9891</DIV></p><p>c'mon picasso... give us some art to ogle at...&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#0000ff" class="Apple-style-span">"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Homer Simpson</span></div> </div>

 

[rybanis]

<p>I'm back home from the parents house. We ended up watching a somewhat hit-or-miss show on the Science Channel about Phoenix.</p><p>I am OVERJOYED that it went so well. I'm definately looking forward to some pictures.&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[vdogg]

I can hear periodic claps in the background and I want them to go back to the control room so I can see what's going on.

 

[fractionofadot]

this is a cruel wait <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[vdogg]

Images are coming in now at Tuscon. All data looks good and they say it seems that the solar panels have deployed.

 

[Philotas]

<p>Pictures of the horizon!! </p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[fractionofadot]

<p>well worth the wait!</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>congratulations to everyone involved in this mission, brilliant work!&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>

 

[vdogg]

But it's still beautiful. This mission is picture perfect.

 

[derekmcd]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>Pictures of the horizon!! <br /> Posted by Philotas</DIV><br /></p><p>Far out!!!&nbsp; Here for images</p><p>http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=0&cID=7</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <div> </div><br /><div><span style="color:#0000ff" class="Apple-style-span">"If something's hard to do, then it's not worth doing." - Homer Simpson</span></div> </div>

 

[rybanis]

<p><BR/>Replying to:<BR/><DIV CLASS='Discussion_PostQuote'>But it's still beautiful. This mission is picture perfect. <br /> Posted by vdogg</DIV></p><p>SOOO FLAT.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Looks like there was a good deploy on both arrays.&nbsp;</p> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> </div>