American Flag and mini-DVD attached to deck of Phoenix Target Name:   Mars-Phoenix Spacecraft:   Phoenix Lander Instrument:   Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA10699 Date Taken:   26 May 2008

• Phoenix Mars Lander
• NASA Mars Lander Prepares to Move Arm
• Mars

This image, released on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008, shows the American flag and a mini-DVD on the Phoenix's deck, which is about 3 ft. above the Martian surface. The mini-DVD from the Planetary Society contains a message to future Martian explorers, science fiction stories and art inspired by the Red Planet, and the names of more than a quarter million earthlings.

The Phoenix Mission is led by the University of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf of NASA. Project management of the mission is by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Spacecraft development is by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver.