The Arctic ice-hunter that rose again.
told by Phoenix
The Arctic ice-hunter that rose again.
Told by Phoenix
- Chapters
- 5
- Reading
- 7 min
- Ways to read
- 2
Built from spare parts of earlier Mars missions, Phoenix landed in the northern plains to dig for water ice, taste it in tiny ovens, and watch snow fall from clouds.
Chapters
Each chapter is one true event. Start anywhere.
- 01Risen from the ashesResurrected hardware, HiRISE descent photograph and Arctic touchdown2 min
- 02Holy Cow and vanishing iceSeeing ice beneath the lander and watching trench material disappear1 min
- 03Tasting the waterSoil delivery problems and the TEGA water identification2 min
- 04Friendly soil and laser snowWet chemistry, perchlorate, carbonate evidence and falling snow1 min
- 05A winter farewellLast signal, winter frost and the Visions of Mars artifact1 min
About this book
Phoenix tells its own story in an imagined voice. Those lines are retellings, not quotations. The events, dates and numbers come from the mission records listed here, and each chapter links its own sources as you read.
The machine illustration is AI-made. Photos are from the NASA Image and Video Library and are credited where they appear.
Meet PhoenixSources · 10
- Risen from the ashesscience.nasa.gov
- Phoenix Mars Lander · NSSDCAnssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Descent of the Phoenix Lander (PSP_008579_9020) · HiRISEuahirise.org
- PIA10911 · NASA Image Libraryimages-api.nasa.gov
- PIA10908 · NASA Image Libraryimages-api.nasa.gov
- Tasting the waternssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Friendly soil and laser snownssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- PIA11200 · NASA Image Libraryjpl.nasa.gov
- Phoenix Lander after One Mars Year (ESP_017716_2485) · HiRISEuahirise.org
- Visions of Mars · The Planetary Societyplanetary.org
Sources
- Risen from the ashesscience.nasa.gov
- Phoenix Mars Lander · NSSDCAnssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Descent of the Phoenix Lander (PSP_008579_9020) · HiRISEuahirise.org
- PIA10911 · NASA Image Libraryimages-api.nasa.gov
- PIA10908 · NASA Image Libraryimages-api.nasa.gov
- Tasting the waternssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Friendly soil and laser snownssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
- PIA11200 · NASA Image Libraryjpl.nasa.gov
- Phoenix Lander after One Mars Year (ESP_017716_2485) · HiRISEuahirise.org
- Visions of Mars · The Planetary Societyplanetary.org
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