Mars Lander Presentation
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The document summarizes several Mars missions including Odyssey which arrived in orbit in 2001, the rovers which landed in 2004, and the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) which arrived in orbit in 2006 and is currently collecting data. It notes that the Mars Phoenix mission launched in August 2007 and will land on the icy northern pole of Mars in May 2008 where it will use a robotic arm to dig trenches in the water ice layers which could contain organic compounds necessary for life.
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Mars Lander Presentation
- 2. Mars Missions Odyssey was launched in April ‘01 , arrived to orbit in October ’01 . The rovers were launched in June/July ‘03 and landed on Mars in January ‘04 . MRO was launched in August ‘05 , arrived to orbit in March ‘06 , and is now collecting data. Mars Phoenix was launched in August ‘07 and is on its way. It takes more than 6 months for it to get from Earth to Mars.
- 3. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) will study the history of water on Mars. http://mpfwww.jpl.nasa.gov/mro/
- 4. PHOENIX Launch: August 2007 Arrival: May 25, 2008
- 5. PHOENIX Phoenix will land on the icy northern pole of Mars between 65 and 75-north latitude. During the course of the 150 Martian day mission, Phoenix will deploy its robotic arm and dig trenches up to half a meter (1.6 feet) into the layers of water ice. These layers could contain organic compounds that are necessary for life.
- 6. PHOENIX
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- 8. Tracking Missions: Where is Phoenix Now? http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/where_phoenix.php
- 9. Mars Resources Take a Virtual Field Trip of the Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL): http://virtualfieldtrip.jpl.nasa.gov/smmk/top/gates