No Signal Heard During First Day of Resumed Listening for Phoenix

PASADENA, Calif., (NASA) -- NASA's Mars Odyssey began a second campaign Monday to check on whether the Phoenix Mars Lander has revived itself after the northern Martian winter. The orbiter received no signal from the lander during the first 10 overflights of this campaign.

Odyssey will listen for Phoenix during 50 additional overflights, through Feb. 26, during the current campaign.



Phoenix landed on Mars on May 25, 2008, and operated successfully in the Martian arctic for about two m [...]

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