Delivery to the Wet Chemistry Laboratory Target Name:   Mars-Phoenix Spacecraft:   Phoenix Lander Instrument:   Microscopy Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Max Planck Institute Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA10920 Date Taken:   25 June 2008

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This portion of a picture acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm Camera documents the delivery of soil to one of four Wet Chemistry Laboratory (WCL) cells on the 30th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Approximately one cubic centimeter of this soil was then introduced into the cell and mixed with water for chemical analysis. WCL is part of the Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA) instrument suite on board the Phoenix lander.

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.