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› View Archives | › View 3D Images | › Raw images             Picking up Clues from the Discard Pile As NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander excavates trenches, it also builds piles with most of the material scooped from the holes. The piles, like this one called "Caterpillar," provide researchers some information about the soil. › Read More August 28, 2008                     Phoenix Robotic Arm's Workspace After 90 Sols During the first 90 Martian days, or sols, after its May 25, 2008, landing on an arctic plain of Mars, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander dug several trenches in the workspace reachable with the lander's robotic arm. › Read More August 27, 2008                     Ice Cold Sunrise on Mars From the location of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, above the Martian arctic circle, the sun does not set during the peak of the Martian summer. › Read More August 26, 2008                     Deep 'Stone Soup' Trenching by Phoenix Digging by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Aug. 23, 2008, during the 88th sol (Martian day) since landing, reached a depth about three times greater than in any trench Phoenix has excavated. › Read More August 25, 2008                     Conductivity Probe after Trench-Bottom Placement Needles of the thermal and conductivity probe on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander were positioned into the bottom of a trench. › Read More August 22, 2008                     Mid-Level Soil Sample for Oven Number Seven Soil from a sample called Burning Coals was delivered through the doors of cell number seven (left) of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Aug. 20, 2008, during the 85th Martian day, or sol, since Phoenix landed. › Read More August 21, 2008                     Phoenix's Workspace This mosaic of images taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager shows Phoenix's workspace, informally named "Wonderland," with the major trenches and features that have been informally named as of Sol 84 (August 19, 2008), the 84th Martian day after landing. › Read More August 20, 2008                     Morning Frost on Martian Surface A thin layer of water frost is visible on the ground around NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in this image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager at 6 a.m. on Sol 79 (August 14, 2008), the 79th Martian day after landing. › Read More August 15, 2008                     Frost Accumulation on Telltale Mirror Bright specks of frost accumulate on the mirror of the telltale on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander in this series of images. › Read More August 15, 2008                     Atomic Force Microscope Operation This animation is a scientific illustration of the operation of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Atomic Force Microscope, or AFM. The AFM is part of Phoenix's Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA. › Read More August 14, 2008                     Images from Phoenix's MECA Instruments The image on the upper left is from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Optical Microscope after a sample informally called "Sorceress" was delivered to its silicon substrate on the 38th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (July 2, 2008). › Read More August 14, 2008                     Sharp Tips on the Atomic Force Microscope This image shows eight sharp tips of the NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Atomic Force Microscope, or AFM. The AFM is part of Phoenix's Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA. › Read More August 13, 2008                     First Sample Delivery to Mars Microscope This image was taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 17th Martian day, or sol, after landing (June 12, 2008). › Read More August 13, 2008                     Martian Dust Collected by Phoenix's Arm This image from NASA's Phoenix Lander's Optical Microscope shows particles of Martian dust lying on the microscope's silicon substrate. › Read More August 13, 2008                     Images from Phoenix's MECA Instruments The image on the upper left is from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Optical Microscope after a sample informally called "Sorceress" was delivered to its silicon substrate on the 38th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (July 2, 2008). › Read More August 13, 2008                     Martian Surface after Phoenix's Conductivity Measurements NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm Camera took this image on Sol 71 (August 6, 2008), the 71st Martian day after landing. The shadow shows the outline of Phoenix's Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe, or TECP. › Read More August 8, 2008                     Color View of 'Rosy Red' Delivered to TEGA NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager took this false color image on Sol 72 (August 7, 2008), the 72nd Martian day after landing. It shows a soil sample from a trench informally called "Rosy Red" after being delivered to a gap between partially opened doors on the lander's Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA. › Read More August 8, 2008                     'Snow White' Trench This image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 43, the 43rd Martian day after landing (July 8, 2008). › Read More August 5, 2008                     Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site on Northern Mars This view combines more than 400 images taken during the first several weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain at 68.22 degrees north latitude, 234.25 degrees east longitude on Mars. › Read More July 31, 2008                     Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site on Northern Mars, Polar Projection This view combines more than 400 images taken during the first several weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain at 68.22 degrees north latitude, 234.25 degrees east longitude on Mars. › Read More July 31, 2008                     Full-Circle Color Panorama of Phoenix Landing Site on Northern Mars, Vertical Projection This view combines more than 400 images taken during the first several weeks after NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrived on an arctic plain at 68.22 degrees north latitude, 234.25 degrees east longitude on Mars. › Read More July 31, 2008                     Sixty-One Martian Days of Weather Monitoring The Canadian Meteorological Station on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander tracked some changes in daily weather patterns over the first 61 Martian days of the mission (May 26 to July 22, 2008), a period covering late spring to early summer on northern Mars. › Read More July 31, 2008                     Phoenix's Workspace This image taken by NASA's PHoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager shows the current trenches, labeled Dodo-Goldilocks and Snow White, and the areas identified for future digging, labeled Cupboard and Neverland. › Read More July 31, 2008                     'Snow Queen' Animation This animation consists of two close-up images of "Snow Queen," taken several days apart, by the Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. › Read More July 29, 2008                     After Sample-Delivery Attempt, Sol 62 NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander collected a soil sample and attempted to deliver some of it to a laboratory oven on the deck during the mission's 62nd Martian day, or sol, (July 28, 2008). › Read More July 28, 2008                     After Attempted Sample Delivery on Sol 60, False Color This view from the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on the mission's 60th Martian day, or sol, (July 26, 2008) was taken after the lander's scoop sprinkled a soil sample over Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA). › Read More July 26, 2008                     After Rasping by Phoenix in 'Snow White' Trench, Sol 60 NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander used the motorized rasp on the back of its robotic arm scoop during the mission's 60th Martian day, or sol, (July 26, 2008) to penetrate a hard layer at the bottom of a trench informally called "Snow White." › Read More July 26, 2008                     Soil Still in Scoop After Sample-Delivery Attempt This image from the Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows that soil remained inside the arm's scoop after an attempt to deliver a soil sample to a laboratory oven during the lander's 60th Martian day, or sol (July 26, 2008). › Read More July 26, 2008                     Scoop Ready to Obtain New Sample This view from the Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the Robotic Arm scoop. › Read More July 25, 2008                     Doors Fully Open on Phoenix's Next Oven The double doors on the right are wide open in this image of four pairs of oven doors on Phoenix's Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA). › Read More July 25, 2008                     'Snow White' Trench After Scraping This view from the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the trench informally named "Snow White." › Read More July 24, 2008                     Midnight Sun on Mars This panorama mosaic of images was taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on board NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. This mosaic documents the midnight sun during several days of the mission. › Read More July 23, 2008                     Before & After Scraping on Sol 56 This animation combines two images of the trench informally named "Snow White" taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on July 21, 2008, during the lander's 56th Martian day, or sol, since landing. › Read More July 22, 2008                     Doors Fully Open on Phoenix's Next Oven The double doors on the right are wide open in this image of four pairs of oven doors on Phoenix's Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA). › Read More July 21, 2008                     Oh Canada! This color mosaic image of the protective cover of the lidar onboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander was taken by the Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) on Sol 35, or the 35th day of the mission, June 30, 2008. › Read More July 17, 2008                     Rasped Soil Sample in Phoenix Scoop This image, taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm Camera on Sol 50, the 50th day of the mission, July 15, 2008, shows material collected in the lander's scoop from the rasping activity on the Martian surface. › Read More July 16, 2008                     Rasping in 'Snow White' This image, taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 50, or the 50th day of the mission, July 15, 2008, shows two holes at the top created by the lander's Robotic Arm's motorized rasp tool. › Read More July 16, 2008                     Rasp Tool on Phoenix Robotic Arm Model This close-up photograph taken at the Payload Interoperability Testbed at the Univeristy of Arizona, Tucson, shows the motorized rasp protruding from the bottom of the scoop on the engineering model of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm. › Read More July 15, 2008                     Phoenix Robotic Arm Rasp This photograph shows the rasp protruding from the back of the scoop on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm engineering model in the Payload Interoperability Testbed at the University of Arizona, Tucson. › Read More July 15, 2008                     Phoenix Robotic Arm Scoop with Rasp This drawing shows a side view of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's scoop with various tools for acquiring soil, icy soil and ice samples. › Read More July 15, 2008                     Testing the Robotic Arm Rasp on Earth Members of NASA Phoenix Mars Mission's Robotic Arm engineering team test the arm's motorized rasp in the Payload Interoperability Testbed at the University of Arizona, Tucson. › Read More July 15, 2008                     Phoenix Conductivity Probe This image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 49, or the 49th Martian day of the mission (July 14, 2008), shows thermal and electrical conductivity probe on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm. › Read More July 15, 2008                     Phoenix Scoop Inverted Showing Rasp This image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 49, or the 49th Martian day of the mission (July 14, 2008), shows the silver colored rasp protruding from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm scoop. › Read More July 15, 2008                     Phoenix Robotic Arm connects with 'Alice' NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm comes into contact with a rock informally named "Alice" near the "Snow White" trench. › Read More July 14, 2008                     Preparatory Groundwork in 'Snow White' Trench NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is enlarging a trench informally named "Snow White" to prepare a cleaned-off area at the top of a subsurface layer of hard material, possibly ice-rich soil. › Read More July 14, 2008                     Eyeing the Sky's Water Vapor This image, and many like it, are one way NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is measuring trace amounts of water vapor in the atmosphere over far-northern Mars. › Read More July 11, 2008                     Phoenix Conductivity Probe Inserted in Martian Soil This image has been posted in connection with a Phoenix Mars Lander news briefing on May 27, 2008. › Read More July 10, 2008                     Phoenix's Fork at the End of its Arm This image taken by the Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the lander's Thermal and Electrical Conductivity Probe (TECP) near the Martian surface on Sol 43, the 43rd Martian day after landing (July 8, 2008). › Read More July 10, 2008                     First Atomic Force Microscope Image from Mars This calibration image presents three-dimensional data from the atomic force microscope on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, showing surface details of a substrate on the microscope station's sample wheel. › Read More July 10, 2008                     Digging in "Snow White" trench This image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 44th Martian day of the mission, or Sol 43 (July 7, 2008), after the May 25, 2008, landing, showing the current sample scraping area in the trench informally called "Snow White." › Read More July 8, 2008                     Phoenix Again Carries Soil to Wet Chemistry Lab This image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the lander's Robotic Arm scoop positioned over the Wet Chemistry Lab Cell 1 delivery funnel on Sol 41, the 42nd Martian day after landing, or July 6, 2008, after a soil sample was delivered to the instrument. › Read More July 7, 2008                     Snow White 5 Trench Snow White 5 is Phoenix's current active digging area after additional trenching, grooming, and scraping by Phoenix's Robotic Arm in the last few sols to trenches informally called Snow White 1, 2, 3, and 4. › Read More June 30, 2008                     Happy Mars Solstice! This image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) in the late afternoon of the 30th Martian day of the mission, or Sol 30 (June 25, 2008). › Read More June 27, 2008                     Color Image of Snow White Trenches and Scraping This image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 31st Martian day of the mission, or Sol 31 (June 26, 2008), after the May 25, 2008 landing. › Read More June 27, 2008                     Microscopic Materials on a Magnet These images show a comparison of the weak magnet OM7 from the Optical Microscope on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander before (left) and after (right) soil deposition. › Read More June 27, 2008                     'Rosy Red' Soil in Scoop This image shows a microscopic view of fine-grained material at the tip of the Robotic Arm scoop as seen by the Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on June 20, 2008, the 26th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. › Read More June 26, 2008                     Phoenix's Wet Chemistry Laboratory Units This image shows four Wet Chemistry Laboratory units, part of the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) instrument on board NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. This image was taken before Phoenix's launch on August 4, 2007. › Read More June 26, 2008                     'Rosy Red' Soil in Phoenix's Scoop This image shows fine-grained material inside the Robotic Arm scoop as seen by the Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on June 25, 2008, the 30th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. › Read More June 26, 2008                     Phoenix's Wet Chemistry Lab This is an illustration of the analytical procedure of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Wet Chemistry Lab (WCL) on board the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) instrument. › Read More June 26, 2008                     Pan and Zoom of 'Rosy Red' Soil in Scoop This pan and zoom animation shows a microscopic view of fine-grained material at the tip of the Robotic Arm scoop as seen by the Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on June 20, 2008, the 26th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. › Read More June 26, 2008                     Phoenix's Wet Chemistry Lab This is an illustration of soil analysis on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Wet Chemistry Lab (WCL) on board the Microscopy, › Read More June 26, 2008                     A Wet Chemistry Laboratory Cell This picture of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Wet Chemistry Laboratory (WCL) cell is labeled with components responsible for mixing Martian soil with water from Earth, adding chemicals and measuring the solution chemistry. WCL is part of the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) instrument suite on board the Phoenix lander. › Read More June 26, 2008                     Delivery to the Wet Chemistry Laboratory This portion of a picture acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm Camera documents the delivery of soil to one of four Wet Chemistry Laboratory (WCL) cells on the 30th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. › Read More June 26, 2008                     Image of 'Rosy Red' Soil in Scoop This image shows a close-up view of fine-grained material at the tip of the Robotic Arm scoop as seen by the Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on June 20, 2008, the 26th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. › Read More June 26, 2008                     Phoenix Carries Soil to Wet Chemistry Lab This image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the lander's Robotic Arm scoop positioned over the Wet Chemistry Lab delivery funnel on Sol 29, the 29th Martian day after landing, or June 24, 2008. › Read More June 24, 2008                     Phoenix's Workplace Map This image from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the spacecraft's recent activity site as of the 23rd Martian day of the mission, or Sol 22 (June 16, 2008), after the spacecraft touched down on the Red Planet's northern polar plains. › Read More June 20, 2008                     Phoenix's Lay of the Land This image from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the spacecraft's recent activity site as of the 23rd Martian day of the mission, or Sol 22 (June 16, 2008), after the spacecraft touched down on the Red Planet's northern polar plains. › Read More June 20, 2008                     Snow White Trenches This image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 25th Martian day of the mission, or Sol 24 (June 19, 2008), after the May 25, 2008, landing. › Read More June 20, 2008                     Ice on Mars -- Now it's Gone This color image was acquired by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on the 25th day of the mission, or Sol 24 (June 19, 2008). › Read More June 20, 2008                     Ice on Mars -- Now You See It This color image was acquired by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on the 21st day of the mission, or Sol 20 (June 15, 2008). › Read More June 20, 2008                     Disappearing Ice In Color These color images were acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 21st and 25th days of the mission, or Sols 20 and 24 (June 15 and 19, 2008). › Read More June 20, 2008                     'Snow White' in Color This image has been posted in connection with a Phoenix Mars Lander news briefing on June 20, 2008. › Read More June 20, 2008                     Disappearing Ice In Color These color images were acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 21st and 25th days of the mission, or Sols 20 and 24 (June 15 and 19, 2008). › Read More June 20, 2008                     Disappearing Ice These images were acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 21st and 25th days of the mission, or Sols 20 and 24 (June 15 and 19, 2008). › Read More June 19, 2008                     Digging of 'Snow White' Begins NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander began excavating a new trench, dubbed "Snow White," in a patch of Martian soil near the center of a polygonal surface feature, nicknamed "Cheshire Cat." › Read More June 17, 2008                     'Dodo-Goldilocks' Trench Dug by Phoenix This color image was acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on the 19th day of the mission, or Sol 19 (June 13, 2008), after the May 25, 2008, landing. › Read More June 16, 2008                     'Dodo-Goldilocks' Trench Elevation Map This color-coded elevation map shows the "Dodo-Goldilocks" trench dug by the Robotic Arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. › Read More June 16, 2008                     Sprinkle Test by Phoenix Robotic Arm Based on the test's success in delivering a small quantity and fine-size particles, the Phoenix team plans to use the sprinkle method for delivering samples to MECA and to the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA. › Read More June 13, 2008                     Early Spring Dust Storms at the North Pole of Mars Early spring typically brings dust storms to northern polar Mars. › Read More June 13, 2008                     Phoenix's Solar Panel and Robotic Arm This image has been posted in connection with a Phoenix Mars Lander news briefing on June 13, 2008. › Read More June 13, 2008                     Looking North from Phoenix This series of images, taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager, has been combined into a panoramic view looking north from the lander. › Read More June 13, 2008                     "Dodo" and "Goldilocks" Trenches This image of the informally named "Dodo" (on left) and "Goldilocks" (on right) trenches was taken by the Surface Stereo Imager (SSI). › Read More June 13, 2008                     Microscopic Image of Martian Surface Material on a Silicone Substrate This image taken by the Optical Microscope on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows soil sprinkled from the lander's Robot Arm scoop onto a silicone substrate. › Read More June 13, 2008                     Microscopic Comparison of Airfall Dust to Martian Soil This pair of images taken by the Optical Microscope on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander offers a side-by-side comparison of an airfall dust sample › Read More June 13, 2008                     Microscopic View of Soil on a Micromachined Silicone Substrate This image taken by the Optical Microscope on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Sol 17 (June 11, 2008) shows soil sprinkled from the lander's Robot Arm scoop onto a substrate. › Read More June 13, 2008                     Zooming in on the Martian Soil Three zoomed-in portions are shown with an image of Martian soil particles taken by the Optical Microscope on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. › Read More June 13, 2008                     Robotic Arm Camera Image of the South Side of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (Door TA4 receiving sample) The Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA) instrument aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is shown with one set of oven doors open and dirt from a sample delivery. › Read More June 13, 2008                     First Sample Delivery to Mars Microscope The Robotic Arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has just delivered the first sample of dug-up soil to the spacecraft's microscope station. › Read More June 13, 2008                     Sol 17 Weather Report Another sunny and relatively clear day at NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander site. › Read More June 13, 2008                     Blowing in the Wind Animations These are two separate, side-by-side animations made from the same nine images the Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander took looking into the sky. › Read More June 13, 2008                     First Dodo Trench with White Layer Visible in Dig Area This color image was taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Stereo Surface Imager . › Read More June 13, 2008                     Digging Movie from Phoenix's Sol 18 The Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander recorded the images combined into this movie of the lander's Robotic Arm. › Read More June 13, 2008                     First Sample Delivery to Mars Microscope The Robotic Arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has just delivered the first sample of dug-up soil to the spacecraft's microscope station in this image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager during the mission's Sol 17 (June 12), or 17th Martian day after landing. › Read More June 12, 2008                     Color View 'Dodo' and 'Baby Bear' Trenches NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager took this image on Sol 14 (June 8, 2008), the 14th Martian day after landing. › Read More June 11, 2008                     Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer Illustration This is a computer-aided drawing of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA, on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. › Read More June 11, 2008                     Sprinkle Test by Phoenix's Robotic Arm (Movie) NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander used its Robotic Arm during the mission's 15th Martian day since landing (June 9, 2008) to test a "sprinkle" method for delivering small samples of soil to instruments on the lander deck. › Read More June 10, 2008                     TEGA Whirligig Model This is a photo of an engineering model of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer (TEGA) instrument on board NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. › Read More June 9, 2008                     Robotic Arm Biobarrier Cable This image, taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on the 14th Martian day of the mission (June 7, 2008), › Read More June 9, 2008                     Metal Spring near Phoenix Footpad This image, acquired by the Robotic Arm Camera on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, shows a spring on the ground under the lander near a footpad. › Read More June 9, 2008                     Clumps in Phoenix Scoop This sample of Martian soil was collected by the NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander during the 14th Martian day after landing (June 8, 2008) for later delivery to the lander's Optical Microscope. › Read More June 9, 2008                     Small Effect of Vibrating Martian Soil Sample on Oven Door In both images of this before-and-after sequence, a sample of Martian soil rests on a screen over the opening to one of the eight ovens of the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer instrument (TEGA) on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. › Read More June 9, 2008