jpl.nasa.gov - 11/5/2009
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Phoenix in winter As the sun began to reappear on the horizon following the deepest, darkest days of north polar winter on Mars, the HiRISE camera imaged the Phoenix landing site on July 30, 2009, (left image) and in Aug. 22, 2009 (right). Full image and caption November 04, 2009 PASADENA, ...
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Wintertime on Mars: lonely Phoenix Lander, blanketed in carbon dioxide frost
Boing Boing —
... New images of the Mars Lander, covered by wintertime carbon dioxide frost on Mars. When it's September on Earth, it's the heaviest time of frosts there, the ...
New HiRISE Images Show Chilly, Frost-Covered Phoenix Lander [Space]
Gizmodo —
... the low-light conditions and the reflective effects of the carbon dioxide frost. The HiRISE team did have to play around with the contrast and angles to get the image we see, but how many pictures pass without some sort of processing anyway. Photos like this one are intended to help us understand the winter patterns and transitions of Mars better, but all I understand at the moment is need to drink a cup of hot chocolate on behalf of the Phoenix lander. [HiRISE via NASA]
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