Beskrivning : Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter`s High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment (HiRISE) camera photographed Phoenix suspended from its parachute during its descent through the Martian atmosphere. This marks the first time ever one spacecraft has photographed another in the act of landing on a planet.
The same camera also imaged Phoenix on the surface with enough resolution to distinguish the lander and its two solar cell arrays. Ground controllers used Doppler tracking data from Odyssey and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter to determine the lander`s precise location.
Pasadena special illustrated post stamp.

USA 2807 A - picture enhanced ?

Sida : future · Ref: USA 2807 A

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PHOENIX (MARS LANDER) · DELTA 7925 · SPACE EXPLORATION ON MARS