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Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter photo of the descent of Phoenix
Blog:   Royal Observatory Greenwich     Posted:   Wednesday 28th of May 2008 8:14 PM

The decent of the Mars Phoenix lander (and its parachute) was captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter HiRISE camera... And what an amazing photograph.

Note that, although it looks like the Phoenix is landing inside the crater, it is actually about 20km in front of the crater.

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