Phoenix successfully landed in "red planet" few days ago after Delta II launched 2007. It starting to collect Martian's surface soil sample in scoop for analysis. Following are some of the events taken place leading to the successful landing:
(1) Phoenix is hurtling towards Mars at 16,000 mph and is minutes away from entering the atmosphere.
(2) The lander glides towards Mars just after its parachute is deployed.
(3) The sophisticated landing system on Phoenix allows the spacecraft to touch down within 10 km of the targeted landing area. Thrusters are started when the lander is 570 m above the surface.
(4) The Phoenix Lander begins to shut down operations as winter sets in. The far northern latitudes on Mars experience no sunlight during winter. This marks the end of the mission because the solar panels can no longer charge the batteries on the lander and the frost covering the region as the atmosphere cools will bury the lander in ice.
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