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Interesting Mars Landing Photo.

Pgibson · 2008-09-26 12:33:30

When the Phoenix spacecraft was parachuting on to the surface of Mars recently another Mars-orbiting spacecraft (The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)snapped its picture from hundreds of miles away: http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/230838main_PSP_008579_9020_descent.jpg (The parachute is 12 miles above the 6 mile wide crater…

26-09-2008 12:33pm

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When the Phoenix spacecraft was parachuting on to the surface of Mars recently another Mars-orbiting spacecraft (The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter)snapped its picture from hundreds of miles away:

http://www.nasa.gov/images/content/230838main_PSP_008579_9020_descent.jpg

(The parachute is 12 miles above the 6 mile wide crater in the background)

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#2 26-09-2008 12:51pm

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That is cool.

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