[meteorite-list] Mars Phoenix Lander Finishes Successful Work on Red Planet

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:56:43 -0500
Message-ID: <di0ih49ehc944f59d1q58bj8sfi3463lsu_at_4ax.com>

On Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:40:21 -0800 (PST), you wrote:

>WASHINGTON -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has ceased communications
>after operating for more than five months. As anticipated, seasonal
>decline in sunshine at the robot's arctic landing site is not
>providing enough sunlight for the solar arrays to collect the power
>necessary to charge batteries that operate the lander's instruments.

Then there was an odd thermal reading, and suddenly communications resumed!
Received on Mon 10 Nov 2008 10:56:43 PM PST


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