Blog:   New Scientist Space Blog     Posted:   Tuesday 27th of May 2008 4:13 AM

The Mars Odyssey spacecraft has again successfully transmitted data from the Phoenix lander back to Earth, following the newly arrived lander's first full day of operations on Mars. Pictures are now streaming down via NASA's Deep Space Network and can be viewed online in their unprocessed state.

Earlier, mission managers indicated that taking more pictures would be a high priority. "We want to look around and see as much of the surroundings as possible so that we can figure out where we are,"...