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Phoenix: Pictures From The North Pole Of Mars

The unmanned NASA probe Phoenix landed on Mars Sunday evening, May 25th to begin a three month exploration of the Martian North Pole. These are some of the first pictures of the Polar region from the surface, sent by the lander within hours of a near perfect landing. The mission will be finished before Fall arrives in Earth because the oncoming Martian winter will put the pole into a deep freeze, covering the Phoenix in a blanket of carbon dioxide ice.

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A telescope orbiting Mars captured this historic image of Phoenix, hanging from it's parachute, descending to the Martian surface. This is the first time a landing craft has ever been captured as it prepared to land on Mars

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