Astronomy Picture of the Day ·

A New Horizon for Phoenix

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for May 26, 2008 is “A New Horizon for Phoenix,” an image. It is credited to Credit: Phoenix Mission Team , NASA , JPL-Caltech, Univ. Arizona. The original explanation runs about 100 words.

A New Horizon for Phoenix
Credit: Phoenix Mission Team , NASA , JPL-Caltech, Univ. Arizona Shown from science.nasa.gov. Not hosted by OpenOrbit.

From the explanation

“This flat horizon stretches across the red planet as seen by the Phoenix spacecraft after yesterday’s landing on Mars. Touching down shortly after 7:30pm Eastern Time, Phoenix made the first successful soft landing on Mars, using rockets to control its final speed, since the Viking landers in 1976.”

— APOD editors, May 26, 2008

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date
May 26, 2008
Type
Image
Credit
Credit: Phoenix Mission Team , NASA , JPL-Caltech, Univ. Arizona
Copyright
No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length
About 100 words

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