NASA/JPL · Aerospace · 2008
Polar Mars lander equipped with a 2.35 m robotic arm capable of digging trenches to access subsurface water ice. Confirmed the presence of water ice on Mars and detected perchlorates in the soil. Built on Mars Surveyor 2001 spare hardware. Operated for 157 sols (5 months) at 68°N latitude before the Martian winter ended its mission.
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| Sub-type | Planetary Lander |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2008 |
| Origin | USA |
| Also known as | Phoenix Mars Lander, Phoenix Mars Mission |
| Announced | 2003 |
| Released | 2008-05-25 |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 2200 × 5500 × 1500 mm |
| Weight | 350 kg |
| Frame | Aluminum, titanium |
| Degrees of freedom | 4 |
| Payload | 0.5 kg |
| Reach | 2350 mm |
| Camera | Surface Stereo Imager (2 cameras), Robotic Arm Camera, MARDI descent imager |
| Chipset | BAE Systems RAD6000 (rad-hardened PowerPC) |
| Actuator type | Brushed DC motors with planetary gearheads |
| Made in | USA |
