Phoenix Lander

GPTKB entity

Statements (39)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:carriedInstrument gptkb:Microscopy,_Electrochemistry,_and_Conductivity_Analyzer_(MECA)
gptkb:Robotic_Arm
gptkb:Thermal_and_Evolved_Gas_Analyzer_(TEGA)
gptkb:Surface_Stereo_Imager
gptkb:LIDAR
gptkb:Meteorological_Station
gptkbp:communication UHF relay via Mars orbiters
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discoveredWaterIce true
gptkbp:duration about 5 months (on Mars)
gptkbp:endDate 2008-11-10
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:InSight_lander
gptkbp:goal study Martian arctic soil and search for water ice
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phoenix Lander
gptkbp:landingDate gptkb:Vastitas_Borealis,_Mars
2008-05-25
gptkbp:launchDate 2007-08-04
gptkbp:launchSite gptkb:Cape_Canaveral_SLC-17A
gptkbp:launchVehicle gptkb:Delta_II_7925
gptkbp:lostContact 2008-11-02
gptkbp:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_Space_Systems
gptkbp:mass 350 kg (lander)
gptkbp:missionID PHX
gptkbp:missionOutcome successful landing and operation
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:notableFinds water ice just below Martian surface
perchlorate in Martian soil
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Barry_Goldstein
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Mars_Polar_Lander
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:Peter_H._Smith
gptkbp:program gptkb:NASA_Mars_Scout_Program
gptkbp:status mission complete
gptkbp:target gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mars_Mission
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7