Phoenix Mars Mission

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:satellite
gptkbp:communication UHF relay via Mars orbiters
gptkbp:cost ~$386 million
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:discoveredBy water ice just below Martian surface
gptkbp:duration about 5 months
gptkbp:endDate 2008-11-10
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:InSight
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:NASA_Scout_Program
gptkbp:goal assess habitability for life
search for water ice
study Martian arctic soil
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Phoenix Mars Mission
gptkbp:instrument gptkb:Mars_Descent_Imager_(MARDI)
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)
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:missionType gptkb:satellite
planetary science
gptkbp:notableAchievement first successful landing in Martian polar region
gptkbp:notableEvent contact lost due to Martian winter
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:Barry_Goldstein
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:Phoenix_Mars_Lander
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Jet_Propulsion_Laboratory
gptkb:NASA
gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkbp:period gptkb:ship
entry, descent, and landing
surface operations
gptkbp:powerSource solar panels
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Mars_Polar_Lander
gptkbp:principalInvestigator gptkb:Peter_H._Smith
gptkbp:spacecraftMass 350 kg
gptkbp:status completed
gptkbp:target gptkb:Mars
gptkbp:website https://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:University_of_Arizona
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4