With there being less than two days left to the landing I thought I might as well open a thread on it.



Phoenix is landing close to the Martian North Pole and it will utilise a robotic arm to dig/scratch the soil. It has eight ovens to heat samples in, panoramic cameras, microscopes, a meteorological station and more.



Here's a ~3 minute flash video depicting EDL (Entry, Descent, Landing):

http://www.space.com/php/video/playe...heonix-landing


Countdown:

1 day
9 hours
43 minutes


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