Phoenix Mars Lander

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:communication UHF relay via Mars orbiters
gptkbp:cost $386 million (approximate)
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discoveredBy water ice on Mars
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 Mars Lander
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Meteorological_Station_(MET)
gptkb:Microscopy,_Electrochemistry,_and_Conductivity_Analyzer_(MECA)
gptkb:Robotic_Arm
gptkb:Surface_Stereo_Imager_(SSI)
gptkb:Thermal_and_Evolved_Gas_Analyzer_(TEGA)
gptkb:LIDAR
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:manufacturer gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_Space_Systems
gptkbp:mass 350 kg (lander)
gptkbp:missionOutcome successful
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Phoenix_(mythological_bird)
gptkbp:notableAchievement first spacecraft to return data from Martian arctic
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Barry_Goldstein
gptkbp:operator gptkb:NASA
gptkbp:orbitInsertion did not orbit, direct entry and landing
gptkbp:powers solar panels
gptkbp:powerSource solar panels
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Mars_Polar_Lander
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:Peter_H._Smith
gptkbp:program gptkb:NASA_Mars_Scout_Program
gptkbp:scientificGoals analyze soil chemistry and mineralogy
assess habitability of Martian arctic soil
characterize geology of landing site
search for evidence of past or present life
study Martian weather and climate
gptkbp:status mission complete
gptkbp:supportsProtocol UHF radio
gptkbp:website https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lunar_and_Planetary_Laboratory
gptkb:Phoenix_Mars_Mission
gptkb:Delta_II_rocket
gptkb:Delta_II
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5