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Phoenix Twilight (Artist Concept) Spacecraft:   Phoenix Lander Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Calech/University of Arizona Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA09942 Date Released:  25 August 2007 Related Documents Mars Phoenix Lander Mars Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA09942.jpg JPEG 640 x 449 30K PIA09942.jpg JPEG 2000 x 1404 187K PIA09942.tif TIFF 5700 x 4000 12M PIA09942.jpg JPEG 5700 x 4000 760K In this artist's concept illustration, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander begins to shut down operations as winter sets in. The far-northern latitudes on Mars experience no sunlight during winter. This will mark the end of the mission because the solar panels can no longer charge the batteries on the lander. Frost covering the region as the atmosphere cools will bury the lander in ice.

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