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Mars Phoenix lander is officially dead

By T.K. Randall
May 26, 2010 · Comment icon 10 comments

Image Credit: NASA/JPL
NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is now officially out of action after it failed to survive the martian winter.
Images taken from orbit have revealed that part of the solar panels had broken off, most likely due to ice building up during the winter months. All attempts to communicate with the lander have failed.
The lights have officially gone out for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. After several unsuccessful attempts to reestablish communication, a picture of the lander taken from orbit shows at least part of the craft's solar panels has broken off.


Source: National Geographic | Comments (10)




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Comment icon #1 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 15 years ago
That's unfortunate. R.I.P. May your silent presence be a relic of knowledge for the future generations.
Comment icon #2 Posted by toastedmarshmellow 15 years ago
ehhh i dont buy it
Comment icon #3 Posted by lookingfortruth 15 years ago
it's not like we spend 17 billion a year on NASA or anything
Comment icon #4 Posted by Suzy Butterfly 15 years ago
Must be a week for goodbyes.... http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?app=blog&module=display&section=blog&blogid=2291&
Comment icon #5 Posted by pixiii 15 years ago
it's not like we spend 17 billion a year on NASA or anything Good grief thats a lot!
Comment icon #6 Posted by 27vet 15 years ago
R.I.P.
Comment icon #7 Posted by indsloan 15 years ago
when i have to teach people that help designe it how to understand & operate a metal detector something is wrong!!!! he knows how to do the math but he does know how to think & he is on crank. works at JPL ca.
Comment icon #8 Posted by pallidin 15 years ago
Huh. Well, sounds like it served it's purpose.
Comment icon #9 Posted by Father Of Evolution 15 years ago
I've been watching this robot on natgeo. It has done well, goodbye robot :cry:
Comment icon #10 Posted by Czero 101 15 years ago
it's not like we spend 17 billion a year on NASA or anything Good grief thats a lot! Not when you consider that the entire NASA budget of $17B (17.3 in 2008, 17.78 in 2009) is roughly 0.6% of the US Federal budget. The 18.7 earmarked for 2010 comes up to a whopping 0.52% of the Federal budget. IMHO, NASA is horribly underfunded. Cz


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