Controllers Stop Trying To Contact Mars Phoenix Lander
Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA/TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
The bluish-white frost visible at the Mars Phoenix landing site in October heralded the end of the spacecraft’s mission, which finally came Nov. 29 when controllers stopped trying to use spacecraft orbiting Mars to contact the lander. Phoenix last communicated with the Mars Odyssey orbiter on Nov. 2...
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