Congrats to the Phoenix Mars Mission Team
Phoenix landed on the surface of Mars at 4:35pm (PDT) earlier today. The NASA/JPL briefing is happening as I type this.
First photos have been beamed back to Earth!
It will be exciting to see what this little “robot geologist” discovers when they start digging into the Martian soil.
More Information:
Phoenix Mars Mission – Univ. of Arizona
Phoenix Mars Mission – JPL
Phoenix Mars Mission Twitter Page
Mars Exploration Rover Mission
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A little poem to fuel the passion in our cold technological hearts :)
a strut on the ground
in a shade unnatural
banal yet strong
a proof of our will
to hold the stars
in the palm of our hand
oh hear, ye gods of old
oh fear, ye travelers afar
sapiens dominare omnis
Peter
Author of Gloaming of the Mind
So, that slight rise in the left horizon … is that the 1st Starbucks?