Comments on: Private: Peter Smith on Phoenix Mars Mission

By: Steve Hall

Steve Hall — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:35:37 +0000

Hi,

Is there any expectation that the lander will operate again once the sun is higher in the sky?

Steve Hall

By: Jorge Salazar

Jorge Salazar — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 11:15:12 +0000

Dear Dr. Butler,

Yes, I had trouble getting an overview on what Phoenix did as well, that’s why I was excited to be able to ask Dr. Smith to give us a rundown on the highlights of the mission.

Peter Smith and other scientists working on data from the Mars Phoenix lander are speaking this morning at the 40th Lunar and Planetary Science Conference at The Woodlands, TX. I’m sure news will be coming out today about whether NASA can confirm the finding of liquid water on Mars.

I found quite a few journal articles so far on “Mars Phoenix” using google scholar , but as Smith told EarthSky, scientists are just beginning to comb through the data, which should keep them busy thoughout 2009 just seeing what’s there.

By: james butler

james butler — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 10:13:24 +0000

Hi;

Is there a site or series of published articles that reviews the results of the mission? I haven’t been able to find one. Was the oven results published? Thanks.

Kind Regards;

jim Butler, PhD
Biochemist