Phoenix Snaps the Sun, As Instrument Troubleshooting Continues
Credit: NASA/JPL-CALTECH/UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA/TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander collected this image of the Sun emerging over a slight rise to the north at 51 min. after midnight local solar time Aug. 25, following a summer night that lasted only 75 min. From its position north of the Martian Arctic Circle, the Sun wouldn’t set at all if it weren’t...
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