Phoenix has landed

The Phoenix Mars Lander landed successfully.
Yay JPL...!

JPL press release

Phoenix mission page

The ground at the landing site...
The polygonal patterns, seen from orbit previously, are suggestive of subsurface water ice that may have melted and refrozen repeatedly.
The lander will dig under the soil and sample water ice and look for organics.

The View - big picture...

First look...

Close up.

GNXP got there first

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