Highlights from the Mars Phoenix mission.

by Prof. P. Gunnlaugsson (University of Aarhus)

Wednesday 3 Sept 2008, 15:00 → 16:00 Europe/Zurich

304/1-001 (CERN)

Mars Phoenix landed close to the North pole on Mars last May. Among the highlights is the discovery of water ice below few centimeters of soil. The mission is expected to continue for few more months. I will describe the major instruments, and what new knowledge of the red planet Phoenix is delivering and what can be expected for the next few months.