Phoenix controllers weigh landing variables as Mars looms

PASADENA, Calif. – NASA Phoenix Mars lander flight controllers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) are intensively assessing two final major variables that could affect the success of the Phoenix landing on the planet at 7:53 p.m. EST May 25. One factor is the weather, specifically atmospheric...

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