Phoenix Storing Samples To Protect Electrical Limits
Credit: NASA/JPL/UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA/ MOSAICED AND COLORED BY DAMIEN BOUIC, MARCO DI LORENZO, KENNETH KREMER
The NASA Phoenix lander is in a race with approaching winter to complete its soil-sample operations before the Sun drops completely below the horizon at its arctic landing site, starving the platform of solar array power. Electricity levels have already begun to drop to 2,500 from 3,500 watt-hours...
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