The unmanned NASA probe Phoenix landed on Mars on May 25, 2008,
to begin a three month exploration of the Martian North Pole. These are
some of the first pictures of the Polar region from the surface, sent
by the lander with hours of a near perfect landing. The mission will be finished before Fall arrives in Earth because the oncoming Martian winter will put the pole into a deep freeze, covering the Phoenix in a blanket of carbon dioxide ice. Get More Information on the Phoenix mission
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This artist's rendering provided by NASA shows the lander dubbed Phoenix Mars, which is headed to the Red Planet to examine it for potential habitats for water and ice, and to look for possible indicators of life.
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