In The Field

Phoenix landing: First pictures

landscape.jpgOdyssey came overhead at 6:45 Pacific time for its second pass, and Phoenix has successfully sent its first pictures back to Earth. The solar arrays have deployed, the biological barrier covering the robotic arm opened up, and pictures of the footpads show that they have landed on flat, solid ground. And the first landscapes! That’s a bonus, pictures that were only going to be taken if everything else went well. Flat, polar vistas for as far as the eyes can see. I’ll post one here as soon as they are available.

Later Update: Here’s the first landscape shot, a screen grab from NASA TV.

Still Later Update: You can find all of the first pictures at Arizona’s site. The wrap-up press conference for the evening is set to begin in about 15 minutes. We’ll see what’s in store for tomorrow.

Image: NASA TV

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