Orbiter's HiRISE Camera Saw Phoenix Heat Shield in Freefall on Landing Day
Wednesday, July 9, 2008 - 16:35
in Astronomy & Space
Scientists running the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, known as HiRISE, on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have processed more details in an amazing image their camera captured as the Phoenix spacecraft descended through Mars' atmosphere during its landing on May 25, 2008.