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the phoenix lander found ice water on the planet
The Phoenix Lander is not designed for return.
The Mars lander Phoenix is named after the mythological bird of the same name, which dies in a fire and is reborn from the ashes of that fire.
By parachute. See related link for a photo.
The cost to build NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander was approximately $420 million, which included the spacecraft development, launch, and operations.
The Phoenix lander landed on Mars in May, 2008. It isn't really a rover. It is a lander, doesn't move around like the Mars Exploration Rovers - Spirit and Opportunity.
The actual spacecraft was built and partially tested in 1999 as the Mars Surveyor 2001 lander. NASA canceled the 01 lander in 2000 after the loss of MPL and the 01 lander was put into storage. In 2002, several of original descent engines were removed and used on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, launched in 2005. The spacecraft was used for the Phoenix scout mission, awarded in 2003 and launched in 2007. A second test-only lander was built in 2004 for a hotfire testbed to prove out the terminal descent propulsion system. The 01 lander was taken out of storage in 2005 and integration and test resumed in April of 2006.
No, the Phoenix lander successfully landed on Mars in May 2008 and completed its mission in November 2008. After transmitting valuable data back to Earth, the mission officially concluded.
It was sent to go and explore Mars in the hope of finding extra Terrestrial Life Also see the Related Link 'NASA - Phoenix Mission Overview.'
the phoenix lander is currently digging into ice under the surface to see if there actually is liquid water on mars.
The Phoenix Lander was the most recent mission to Mars. It landed May 25, 2008 and the mission was over by November 10, 2008.