Phoenix

Also known as Phoenix Mars Mission, Phoenix lander, Phoenix Mars Lander

robotic spacecraft on a space exploration mission on Mars under the Mars Scout Program

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Phoenix is a robotic spacecraft that landed on Mars to conduct scientific exploration as part of NASA's Mars Scout Program. It matters because it helped advance our understanding of Mars through direct investigation from the planet's surface.

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Official website: phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu
Image: Phoenix spacecraft model.png

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UTC date of spacecraft landing: 2008-05-25
Commons category: Phoenix mission
UTC date of spacecraft launch: 2007-08-04
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Phoenix was an uncrewed space probe that landed on the surface of Mars on May 25, 2008, and operated until November 2, 2008. Phoenix was operational on Mars for 157 sols (161 days). Its instruments were used to assess the local habitability and to research the history of water on Mars. The mission was part of the Mars Scout Program; its total cost was $420 million, including the cost of launch.