Abstract
Like the bird of ancient mythology, the Phoenix mission is reborn out of fire; a new mission is born from the embers of previous missions. Phoenix returns to flight the Mars Surveyor Program's 2001 (MSP'01) lander that was mothballed in 2000; at that time, the project was 25% through its final test period. In addition, a diverse scientific payload has been chosen from the instruments from the Mars Polar Lander and the MSP'01 missions. This complement of spacecraft and payload will perform a scientific analysis of the Martian arctic soils and weather to unravel the history of water in all its phases and assess the potential for biology.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 337-341 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings |
| Volume | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2004 |
| Event | 2004 IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings - Big Sky, MT, United States Duration: Mar 6 2004 → Mar 13 2004 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Aerospace Engineering
- Space and Planetary Science
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