Martian Surface Beneath Phoenix Lander Target Name:   Mars-Phoenix Spacecraft:   Phoenix Lander Instrument:   Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Max Planck Institute Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA10761 Date Taken:   30 May 2008

• Phoenix Mars Lander
• Mars

This is an image of the Martian surface taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) on the fifth Martian day of the mission, or Sol 5 (May 30, 2008). It was taken to show a more detailed image of the feature informally called "Snow Queen," located just beneath the lander. The holes in the image are located under Phoenix's thrusters.

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.