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http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html
this new lander's landing on the north pole later today, using rocket boosters to stabilize its descent. The last time we tried doing this was back in 1999 -- the Mars Polar Lander -- and it kind of pummelled into the north pole. crashed.
here's an animation of phoenix landing:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080525.html
this new lander's landing on the north pole later today, using rocket boosters to stabilize its descent. The last time we tried doing this was back in 1999 -- the Mars Polar Lander -- and it kind of pummelled into the north pole. crashed.
here's an animation of phoenix landing:
http://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080525.html