Phoenix Descends

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As the Phoenix Mars Lander descended to the surface of the red planet, a camera in orbit snapped a picture of it showing the lander and its parachute. This gets my vote for the single most amazing space shot I have ever seen.
Links: Phoenix mission: http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/ Planetary Society Blog: http://www.planetary.org/blog/

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fake they never ... ( 2 months ago by dominican1000)

fake they never landed! on mars with the
"Phoenix", NASa shame on you, this images are fake. Theres no need to go to mars with a lander to find life, theres life on Mars already, and even human bases!
so not amazing for me... xD

by the way! this ... ( 2 months ago by dominican1000)

by the way! this dude deleted my topic about " life on Mars" in his stupid forum!
shame on you BAD ASTRONOMY!, are you being paid from NASA? to say all this crap?! and to cover the truth huh?!
i think so! , and you liers are blinding the world about the truth!

That picture ... ( 2 months ago by kickinoranges)

That picture fucking blew my mind when I first saw it... I am really excited that by the way things seem to be going, there will be people on mars in my lifetime. When I was little I wanted to be the first women on the moon and the first person on Mars, but I'm definitely not NASA material... I will be content to see someone do it though :)

umm ok? ( 2 months ago by azzan360)

umm ok?

Can't program your ... ( 2 months ago by jimwinkler)

Can't program your VCR, can you?

how the fuck do u ... ( 2 months ago by kalaboukas)

how the fuck do u take a picture of a descenting vehicle, heading to a planet's surface,from an orbiting object, and hvning just dark coldspace-ike backround.
What a crapload

Lots of math and a ... ( 2 months ago by invalidinvalid)

Lots of math and a little luck. The background is black because of the exposure levels. If you take the image file that was released and boost the brightness/contrast you can see Mars behind the probe. Dumbass.

i love this guy !.. ... ( 2 months ago by sjonsigurson)

i love this guy !...he happy !...im happy !
yeah i agree,..human ingenuity it's amazing ! we're amazing ! burp,..i just burped

dominican, be ... ( 2 months ago by ScrewAttackChina)

dominican, be careful please. people like you and me need to stick together dude. Phil is connected with the highest levels of NASA and can silence you in a heartbeat. we all know what his agenda is. just be CAREFUL DUDE!!!!!!!

ok thnx ill be, ill ... ( 2 months ago by dominican1000)

ok thnx ill be, ill add you ;)

I ve seen the image ... ( 2 months ago by kalaboukas)

I ve seen the image file too. Still a crap load
Dumbass

i was TTOOTTAALLYY ... ( 2 months ago by HawianKatt76022)

i was TTOOTTAALLYY amazed with tha picture but when he talked it was a little boring lol : )

That's a great ... ( 2 months ago by winterstellar)

That's a great picture, yes. Nothing like that since the moon landings, and those were a lot easier to take. 5 stars.

phil is a looser, ... ( 1 month ago by Marcie57)

phil is a looser, doesnt even WORK nice waste of studying and degrees and student loans

No, Marcie57, ... ( 1 month ago by macronencer)

No, Marcie57, people who can't spell "loser" are losers.

Array ( 1 month ago by LovelyYTRocks)

Fuck Earth.
I mean, just look at the retards here posting retarded comments. I'm moving to Mars.

What the fuck is ... ( 1 month ago by Herufaia)

What the fuck is wrong with you? Are you honestly so pathetic as to have to make fun of those who are more successful and more brilliant than yourself to feel good?

hopeless romantic ( 1 month ago by samohtzoo)

hopeless romantic

It's great to see ... ( 1 month ago by sft62)

It's great to see someone else get so excited over this. However, what makes me also gasp in awe is how little reporting you could find on this on the day it landed. People are more interested in recent photos and video of the latest celebrity indiscretion than they are with this enormous human accomplishment. It's such things that make me fret for human-kind.

" when we try " ... ... ( 1 month ago by eljuanm)

" when we try " .......

AWEFUCKINSOME ( 4 weeks ago by BROO666)

AWEFUCKINSOME

Are you being ... ( 4 weeks ago by BouncingBarnicle)

Are you being sarcastic? Because good luck at moving to Mars...

It's nice to see ... ( 2 weeks ago by rawfullemayo)

It's nice to see someone else who gets so emotional when discussing things like this. I've tried many times to explain to my friends why I'm almost brought to tears when I talk about astronomy or space exploration, and they still don't get it (As I see a few of the people here don't get). I think I'll show them this video for a PERFECT example and explanation of how I feel.

lets go to the gym ( 1 week ago by EsronPedron)

lets go to the gym

Tell a friend: