![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Debris Kicked Up By Impact of A Protective Cover from Viking Lander 1 - NASA The patch of dark material toward the top of this picture (arrow) taken by the Viking 1 Lander is the debris kicked up by the impact of a protective cover ejected from the spacecraft at 1 a.m. today. The cylindrical cover, which bounced out of view of the camera, protects the scoop at the end of the soil sampler arm. (The scoop will dig into the Martian surface for the first time on July 28). Dust and debris atop the footpad remains as it was seen in the Lander's first picture taken immediately ... Keywords: What -- Viking 1 Lander Downloads: 1 |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Searching for Life - NASA/JPL-Caltech Senior research scientist Max Coleman and Phoenix Lander scientist Leslie Tamppari describe JPL_s efforts to detect life on other planets. Web Video. Master: DVCPro HD. Audio 1: Mono mix. 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander Downloads: 145 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | CAN Lander Valley High - Lindsey Adams CAN Lander Valley High Keywords: CAN Lander Valley High Downloads: 12 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Lander Veteran's Day - Lindsey Adams 2009 Lander Veteran's Day- celebrating with cannons! Keywords: 2009 Lander Veteran's Day Downloads: 7 |  |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | NTCOF - Moment of Science - June 2008 - Don Lewellyn The Phoenix lander has just arrived on the polar surface of Mars. Keywords: moment; science; phoenix; lander; mars; ice; water Downloads: 93 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Frost at the Viking Lander 2 Site - NASA Photo from Viking Lander 2 shows late-winter frost on the ground on Mars around the lander. The view is southeast over the top of Lander 2, and shows patches of frost around dark rocks. The surface is reddish-brown; the dark rocks vary in size from 10 centimeters (four inches) to 76 centimeters (30 inches) in diameter. This picture was obtained Sept. 25, 1977. The frost deposits were detected for the first time 12 Martian days (sols) earlier in a black-and-white image... Keywords: What -- Viking 2 Lander; What -- Mars |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander's Chemistry Lab in a Box - NASA/JPL-Caltech/UA The wet chemistry laboratory on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has four teacup-size beakers. This photograph shows one of them. The laboratory is part of the spacecraft's Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer. Each beaker will be used only once, for assessing soluble chemicals in a sample of Martian soil by mixing water with the sample to a soupy consistency and keeping it warm enough to remain liquid during the analysis... Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Microscopes for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander - NASA/JPL-Caltech/UA One part of the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer instrument for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is a pair of telescopes with a special wheel (on the right in this photograph) for presenting samples to be inspected with the microscopes. A horizontally mounted optical microscope (on the left in this photograph) and an atomic force microscope will examine soil particles and possibly ice particles... Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Boulder 'Big Joe' And Surface Changes On Mars - NASA This pair of pictures from Viking Lander 1 at Mars' Chryse Planitia shows the only unequivocal change in the Martian surface seen by either lander. Both images show the one-meter (3-foot) high boulder nicknamed 'Big Joe.' Just to the lower right of the rock (right photo) is a small-scale slump feature. The picture at left shows a smooth, dust-covered slope; in the picture at right the top surface layer can be seen to have slipped downslope... Keywords: What -- Viking 1 Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 1 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Valles Marineris - NASA A color image of Valles Marineris, the great canyon of Mars; north toward top. The scene shows the entire canyon system, over 3,000 km long and averaging 8 km deep, extending from Noctis Labyrinthus, the arcuate system of graben to the west, to the chaotic terrain to the east. This image is a composite of Viking medium-resolution images in black and white and low-resolution images in color; Mercator projection... Keywords: What -- Mars; What -- Viking 1 Lander Downloads: 1 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Sunset at the Viking Lander 1 Site - NASA This color image of the Martian surface in the Chryse area was taken by Viking Lander 1, looking southwest, about 15 minutes before sunset on the evening of August 21. The sun is at an elevation angle of 3 or 4 degrees above the horizon and about 50 degrees clockwise from the right edge of the frame. Local topographic features are accentuated by the low lighting angle. A depression is seen near the center of the picture, just above the Lander?s leg support structure, which was not evident in pre... Keywords: What -- Viking 1 Lander; What -- Sun Downloads: 1 |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | von Karman Lecture Series -- Phoenix: Science & Weather Station on Mars: Part 1 - NASA/JPL-Caltech Presented by Dr. Michael Hecht, co-Investigator and MEGA Lead on the Phoenix Mission, this is a fascinating overview of the Phoenix Lander Mission, scheduled to launch in August of 2007, and land at the North Pole of Mars in May, 2008. Master: DVCPro25. Audio 1: mono mix 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 13 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | von Karman Lecture Series -- Phoenix: Science & Weather Station on Mars: Part 2 - NASA/JPL-Caltech Presented by Dr. Michael Hecht, co-Investigator and MEGA Lead on the Phoenix Mission, this is a fascinating overview of the Phoenix Lander Mission, scheduled to launch in August of 2007, and land at the North Pole of Mars in May, 2008. Master: DVCPro25. Audio 1: mono mix 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 6 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | von Karman Lecture Series -- Phoenix: Science & Weather Station on Mars: Part 3 - NASA/JPL-Caltech Presented by Dr. Michael Hecht, co-Investigator and MEGA Lead on the Phoenix Mission, this is a fascinating overview of the Phoenix Lander Mission, scheduled to launch in August of 2007, and land at the North Pole of Mars in May, 2008. Master: DVCPro25. Audio 1: mono mix 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 7 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander Stands Ready to Fly -- Video File - NASA/JPL-Caltech A NASA robot equipped to dig up and analyze icy soil on Mars sits atop a 13-story tall stack of ricket engines prepared to liftoff. A three-week period when planetary positions are favorable for the launch of NASA_s Phoenix Mars Lander begins on August 3, 2007. Master: DVCPro 50. Audio 1: Mono mix. 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Mars; What -- Phoenix Mars Lander Downloads: 151 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Challenges of Getting to Mars: Transporting Phoenix Lander for Launch - NASA/JPL-Caltech A chronicle of the delicate procedure of moving the immense Phoenix Mars Lander across the country to Kennedy Space Center for launch. 1. Complete audio mix (4:16). 2. Voice and nat sound only, no music (4:16). Master: DVCProHD. Audio 1: Mono mix. 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 126 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander: Hunting for Habitats - NASA/JPL-Caltech Documentary footage, animation and interviews provide a mission overview of the Phoenix Mars Lander. Features interviews with Chris Lewicki, Deborah Bass & Peter Smith. Master: DVCProLP. Audio 1: Mono mix. 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 163 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander Operational Readiness Test 6 Compilation - NASA/JPL-Caltech Footage compilation featuring b-roll from Phoenix Mars Lander Operational Readiness This is sample text (ORT) 6 at the University of Arizona. Also features interview with Principal Investigator Dr. Peter Smith. Shot Oct. 4, 2007. Camera: John Beck. Master: DVCProLP. Audio 1: Mono mix. 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 146 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander Operational Readiness Test 8 Compilation - NASA/JPL-Caltech Footage compilation featuring b-roll from Phoenix Mars Lander Operational Readiness Test (ORT) 8 at the University of Arizona. Scientists and engineers in meetings, lander in sandbox, ect. Shot Jan. 29, 2008. Camera: John Beck. Master: DVCProHD. Audio 1: Mono mix. 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 125 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander Operational Readiness Test 9 Compilation - NASA/JPL-Caltech Footage compilation of Phoenix Mars Lander Operational Readiness Test (ORT) 9 at JPL. Features rehearsal of landing sequence with engineers in Space Flight Operation Facility. Shot March 13, 2008. Camera: Scott Hulme. Master: DVCproHD. Audio 1: Mono mix. 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 146 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander: Seven Minutes of Terror-Trailer - NASA/JPL-Caltech Dramatic music and animation give a very brief overview of the Phoenix Mars Lander mission, followed by a cliffhanger ending advertising the Entry, Descent & Landing on May 25, 2008. Master: DVCProHD. Audio 1: Mono mix. 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 164 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander Entry, Descent & Landing HD Compilation: Part 1 - NASA/JPL-Caltech Edited footage compilation of the Phoenix Mars Lander team in JPL¯_¯_¯_s Mission Support Area during Entry, Descent & Landing. Tense faces give way to cheering and applause as the spacecraft sends confirmation of its safe landing. Camera: Scott Hulme/ John Beck. Master: DVCProLP. Audio: 1: Mono mix 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 16 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander Entry, Descent & Landing HD Compilation: Part 2 - NASA/JPL-Caltech Edited footage compilation of the Phoenix Mars Lander team in JPL¯_¯_¯_s Mission Support Area during Entry, Descent & Landing. Tense faces give way to cheering and applause as the spacecraft sends confirmation of its safe landing. Camera: Scott Hulme/ John Beck. Master: DVCProLP. Audio: 1: Mono mix 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 7 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander Entry, Descent & Landing HD Compilation: Part 3 - NASA/JPL-Caltech Edited footage compilation of the Phoenix Mars Lander team in JPL's Mission Support Area during Entry, Descent & Landing. Tense faces give way to cheering and applause as the spacecraft sends confirmation of its safe landing. Camera: Scott Hulme/ John Beck. Master: DVCProLP. Audio: 1: Mono mix 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 9 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander Sol 1 Surface Operations Compilation - NASA/JPL-Caltech Edited footage compilation of Phoenix Mars Lander team at work at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Team members hold meetings, discuss biobarrier retraction, and analyze images of polygonal ground and the robotic arm workspace. Camera: John Beck. Master: DVCProHD. Audio 1: Mono mix 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 164 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Phoenix Mars Lander Sol 3 Surface Operations Compilation - NASA/JPL-Caltech Edited footage compilation of Phoenix Mars Lander team at work at the University of Arizona in Tucson. Team members hold meetings, discuss robotic arm unstow & LIDAR instrument success and analyze SSI images including the first 360-degree panorama. Camera: John Beck. Master: DVCProHD. Audio 1: Mono mix. 2: Mono mix. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars Downloads: 138 |  |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | C64 Gamevideoarchive 01 - Jupiter Lander video from the c64 game "Jupiter Lander" more Infos to this title by Lemon64.com More Infos about this videoproject at our homepage Keywords: c64; commodore; 64; jupiter; lander Downloads: 1,658 Average rating: (1 review) |  |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Vivid Colors of the Viking Lander 1 Scene - NASA Viking 1 obtained this color picture of the Martian surface and sky on July 24. Camera Number 1 facing southeast, captured part of the spacecraft's gray structure in the foreground. A bright orange cable leads to one of the descent rocket engines. Orange-red surface materials cover most of the surface, apparently forming a thin veneer over darker bedrock. A zone of large dark boulders is present in the far-field... Keywords: What -- Viking; What -- Viking 1 Lander Downloads: 2 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Surface Changes in Chryse Planitia - NASA At the conclusion of the Viking Continuation Mission (May to November, 1978), all four cameras on the Viking Landers - two on each spacecraft - continued to function normally. During the two and one-half years since the landers touched down on Mars, images totaled 2,255 for Viking Lander 1 and 2,016 for Viking Lander 2. The surface around the landers was completely photographed by the end of 1976; subsequent images acquired during 1977-1978 have concentrated on searching for changes in the scene... Keywords: What -- Viking 1 Lander; What -- Mars; What -- Viking 2 Lander; What -- Viking; What -- Earth |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Frost at the Viking Lander 2 Site Photo from Viking Lander 2 shows late-winter frost on the ground on Mars around the lander. The view is southeast over the top of Lander 2, and shows patches of frost around dark rocks. The surface is reddish-brown; the dark rocks vary in size from 10 centimeters (four inches) to 76 centimeters (30 inches) in diameter. This picture was obtained Sept. 25, 1977. The frost deposits were detected for the first time 12 Martian days (sols) earlier in a black-and-white image... Keywords: Martian Terrain; What -- Viking 2 Lander; What -- Mars |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Viking Lander 2's First Picture On The Surface Of Mars Viking 2 s first picture on the surface of Mars was taken within minutes after the spacecraft touched down on September 3. The scene reveals a wide variety of rocks littering a surface of fine- grained deposit. Boulders in the 10 to 20-centimeter (4 to 8-inch) size range-- some vesicular (holes) and some apparently fluted by wind--are common. Many of the pebbles have tabular or platy shapes, suggesting that they may be derived from layered strata... Keywords: Spacecraft; What -- Viking; What -- Mars; What -- Viking 2 Lander |
![[audio]](/images/mediatype_audio.gif) | Desde el sur. Programa 70 - Desde el sur. Radiokosmos Argentina - La Misión Phoenix Mars Lander. - Microscopio suizo en ruta a Marte. - Basta de Moon Hoax el hombre SI fue a la Luna !. - Digitalizarán imágenes del Apolo. - New Horizons a 7 UA. - Las Aventuras de ASTRO y NextSat. - La luna número 60 de Saturno y el misterio del anillo G: relato de Ester Letrica. Keywords: Phoenix; Mars; Lander; luna; apolo; new; horizons; saturno; anillo Downloads: 19 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Big Joe in the Chryse Planitia - NASA Near the Viking 1 Lander on the Chryse Plains of Mars, 'Big Joe' stands a silent vigil. This large, often-photographed dark rock has a topping of reddish fine-grained silt that spills down its sides. It is about 2 meters (6.6 feet) long and lies about 8 meters (26 feet) from the spacecraft. The rough texture of the sides shows it to be coarse grained. Big Joe appears to be part of a field of large blocks that has a roughly circular alignment and which may be part of the rim of an ancient degrade... Keywords: What -- Viking 1 Lander; What -- Mars; What -- Crater |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | First Color Image of the Viking Lander 2 Site - NASA The first color picture taken by Viking 2 on the Martian surface shows a rocky reddish surface much like that seen by Viking 1 more than 4000 miles away. The planned location for the collection of soil for on-board analysis is seen in the lower part of the photo. The Lander s camera #2 is looking approximately to the northeast. The right edge of the picture is due east of the spacecraft. The sun is behind the camera in the Martian afternoon... Keywords: What -- Viking; What -- Sun; What -- Viking 2 Lander |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Preparing the Phoenix Lander for Mars - NASA/JPL/LMSS The Phoenix Mission, slated for launch in August 2007, is the first project in NASA's openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. The Phoenix lander is currently housed in a 100,000-class clean room at Lockheed Martin Space Systems' facilities near Denver, Colo. Shown here, the lander is contained inside the backshell portion of the aeroshell (with the heat shield removed). The lander is sitting in an inverted or upside-down position, with the underside of the lander facing up... Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars; What -- Phoenix; Where -- Denver |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Viking Lander 2's First Picture On The Surface Of Mars - NASA Viking 2 s first picture on the surface of Mars was taken within minutes after the spacecraft touched down on September 3. The scene reveals a wide variety of rocks littering a surface of fine-grained deposit. Boulders in the 10 to 20-centimeter (4 to 8-inch) size range-- some vesicular (holes) and some apparently fluted by wind--are common. Many of the pebbles have tabular or platy shapes, suggesting that they may be derived from layered strata... Keywords: What -- Viking; What -- Mars; What -- Viking 2 Lander |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Soil Sample Site - NASA High-resolution photo of the Martian surface near the Viking Lander 2 shows a few square meters (yards) at one of the possible spots for acquiring a soil sample. The sample will be collected next Saturday (September 11) by the Lander's trenching scoop and delivered to the spacecraft instruments. The rock in the right foreground is about 25 centimeters (10 inches) across. Most rocks appear to have vesicles, or small holes, in them... Keywords: What -- Viking 2 Lander; What -- Earth; What -- Crater |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Powered Landing of Phoenix (Artist Concept) - NASA/JPL-Calech/University of Arizona This artist's concept depicts NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander a moment before its 2008 touchdown on the arctic plains of Mars. Pulsed rocket engines control the spacecraft's speed during the final seconds of descent. Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars; What -- Phoenix |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Chemistry Lab for Phoenix Mars Lander - NASA/JPL-Caltech/UA The science payload of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander includes a multi-tool instrument named the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA). The instrument's wet chemistry laboratory, prominent in this photograph, will measure a range of chemical properties of Martian soil samples, such as the presence of dissolved salts and the level of acidity or alkalinity. Other tools that are parts of the instrument are microscopes that will examine samples' mineral grains and a probe that w... Keywords: What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; What -- Mars; What -- MECA |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Morning on Chryse Planitia - Viking Lander 1 Camera 1 Mosaic - NASA During the Viking Mission, the Viking Lander Camera System acquired many high-resolution images of the scene at Chryse Planitia. Using individual camera events, which occurred on many days throughout the mission, computer mosaics have been created for the site as viewed by each of the two cameras on the spacecraft. Two sets of mosaics were produced of Chryse Planitia; one pair for camera 1 and 2 images acquired in the early morning and one pair for camera 1 and 2 images acquired in the mid-after... Keywords: What -- Viking 1 Lander; What -- Camera 1; What -- Camera 2 Downloads: 2 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Afternoon on Chryse Planitia - Viking Lander 1 Camera 1 Mosaic - NASA During the Viking Mission, the Viking Lander Camera System acquired many high-resolution images of the scene at Chryse Planitia. Using individual camera events, which occurred on many days throughout the mission, computer mosaics have been created for the site as viewed by each of the two cameras on the spacecraft. Two sets of mosaics were produced of Chryse Planitia; one pair for camera 1 and 2 images acquired in the early morning and one pair for camera 1 and 2 images acquired in the mid-after... Keywords: What -- Viking 1 Lander; What -- Camera 1; What -- Camera 2 Downloads: 1 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Afternoon on Chryse Planitia - Viking Lander 1 Camera 2 Mosaic - NASA During the Viking Mission, the Viking Lander Camera System acquired many high-resolution images of the scene at Chryse Planitia. Using individual camera events, which occurred on many days throughout the mission, computer mosaics have been created for the site as viewed by each of the two cameras on the spacecraft. Two sets of mosaics were produced of Chryse Planitia; one pair for camera 1 and 2 images acquired in the early morning and one pair for camera 1 and 2 images acquired in the mid-after... Keywords: What -- Viking 1 Lander; What -- Camera 1; What -- Camera 2 Downloads: 1 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | High Resolution Image From Viking Lander 1 - NASA Viking 1 took this high-resolution picture today, its third day on Mars. Distance from the camera to the nearfield (bottom) is about 4 meters (13 feet); to the horizon, about 3 kilometers (1.8 miles). The photo shows numerous angular blocks ranging in size from a few centimeters to several meters. The surface between the blocks is composed of fine-grained material. Accumulation of some fine-grained material behind blocks indicates wind deposition of dust and sand downwind of obstacles... Keywords: What -- Viking; What -- Mars; What -- Viking 1 Lander Downloads: 1 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | The Collector Head Of Viking Lander 1's Surface Sampler - NASA The collector head of Viking l's surface sampler is full of Martian soil destined for the gas chromatograph mass spectrometer, the instrument which analyzes the surface material for the presence of organic molecules. The material was scooped out of the surface on August 3, but the sampler arm stopped operating while transporting it to the instrument. The Martian soil will be deposited into the instrument's processor today... Keywords: What -- Viking; What -- Spectrometer; What -- Viking 1 Lander Downloads: 1 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Surface Sampler Arm - NASA Photographic evidence of the successful series of commands to the Viking 1 lander on Mars that unlocked the surface sampler arm is seen in this picture. At lower left, to the right of a whitish area is a small oblong object -- the boom latch pin that had failed to drop out of the scoop assembly causing the mechanism to lock. With the pin free, the boom and scoop can now be used for the soil sampler experiments beginning in two days, including a search for microscopic life in the Martian soil... Keywords: What -- Viking 1 Lander; What -- Mars; What -- Crater Downloads: 1 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | VL1 Digs A Deep Hole On Mars - NASA VIKING LANDER DIGS A DEEP HOLE ON MARS -- This six-inch-deep, 12- inch-wide, 29-inch-long hole was dug Feb. 12 and 14 by Viking Lander 1 as the first sequence in an attempt to reach a foot beneath the surface of the red planet. The activity is in the same area where Lander 1 acquired its first soil samples last July. The trench was dug by repeatedly backhoeing in a left-right-center pattern. The backhoe teeth produced the small parallel ridges at the far end of the trench (upper left)... Keywords: What -- Viking 1 Lander; What -- Mars; What -- Viking Downloads: 1 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | First Color Image From Viking Lander 1 - NASA This color picture of Mars was taken July 21--the day following Viking l's successful landing on the planet. The local time on Mars is approximately noon. The view is southeast from the Viking. Orange-red surface materials cover most of the surface, apparently forming a thin veneer over darker bedrock exposed in patches, as in the lower right. The reddish surface materials may be limonite (hydrated ferric oxide)... Keywords: What -- Mars; What -- Viking; What -- Earth; What -- Viking 1 Lander Downloads: 2 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Big Joe in the Chryse Planitia Near the Viking 1 Lander on the Chryse Plains of Mars, "Big Joe" stands a silent vigil. This large, often-photographed dark rock has a topping of reddish fine-grained silt that spills down its sides. It is about 2 meters (6.6 feet) long and lies about 8 meters (26 feet) from the spacecraft. The rough texture of the sides shows it to be coarse grained. Big Joe appears to be part of a field of large blocks that has a roughly circular alignment and which may be part of the rim of an ancient degrade... Keywords: Spacecraft; What -- Viking 1 Lander; What -- Mars; What -- Crater Downloads: 2 |
![[image]](/images/mediatype_image.gif) | Both Solar Arrays Open on Phoenix Mars Lander - NASA/JPL/UA/Lockheed Martin NASA's next Mars-bound spacecraft, the Phoenix Mars Lander, was partway through assembly and testing at Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, in September 2006, progressing toward an August 2007 launch from Florida. In this photograph, spacecraft specialists work on the lander after its fan-like circular solar arrays have been spread open for testing. The arrays will be in this configuration when the spacecraft is active on the surface of Mars. Keywords: What -- Mars; What -- Phoenix Mars Lander; Where -- Denver; Where -- Florida |
![[movies]](/images/mediatype_movies.gif) | Christian Lander, creator "Stuff White People Like" - Tanja Barnes Christian Lander is the creator of the phenomenally successful blog "Stuff White People Like" that landed him an book deal in less than 90 days from its launch date. According to reports, Random House bought the book for $350,000. This video features Lander telling the story at a presentation before the International Digital Media & Arts Association (iDMAa) at Digital Hollywood. Following his talk, I take moment to ask Lander a few questions... Keywords: christian lander; stuff white people like; random house; blog book Downloads: 58 |  |