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Camera On Mars Orbiter Snaps Phoenix During Landing

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A telescopic camera in orbit around Mars caught a view of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander suspended from its parachute during the lander's successful arrival at Mars Sunday evening, May 25.

The image from the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter marks the first time ever one spacecraft has photographed another one in the act of landing on Mars.

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The article shows a fuzzy but recognizable picture of the lander and its parachute while it was in the Martian air.

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Reply#1 - Mon May 26, 2008 5:29 PM EDT
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