NASA: Pheonix Mission On Mars Ends
Scientists with NASA's Mars Exploration Program told reporters that U.S. space officials were pleased with how the lander performed during its five months of operation.
"Phoenix has given us some surprises, and I'm confident we will be pulling more gems from this trove of data for years to come," said Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona in Tucson.
NASA said the mission exceeded its planned operational life of three months.
U.S. space officials said they received their last signal from Phoenix on more than a week ago on Nov. 2.
They said that in addition to shorter days, the lander is receiving less light because of a dustier Martian sky and more clouds, as the northern Mars summer changes to autumn.
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November 10, 2008 17:57 ET (22:57 GMT)
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