It’s Lights Out for the Phoenix Lander
As the Martian summer turns to autumn and snow falls on the north polar region of Mars, the world’s first spacecraft to reach out and touch, taste, smell, see, and even listen to the Martian environment and the ice that lies just beneath the surface, has fallen silent following more than five months of scientific research and discovery. As the Sun sets on Phoenix, NASA declares the end of a very successful mission.
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The Rockland Astronomy Club is hosting a free lecturer by Dr Ken Kremer on Nov/21 at Rockland Community Collage about the phoenix lander. Here is a link to the RAC web site for info.<br>http://www.rocklandastronomy.com/<br><br>Bob<br>
Could someone say why NASA doesn't power these landers with a small nuclear reactor? It seems that the landers all succomb to dead batteries because of a lack of sunlight or dust covering the solar panels. Even a small nuclear reactor would provide power for years. <br><br>Les
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