Image: Phoenix mini-DVD on Mars

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Description: This image, released on Memorial Day, May 26, 2008, shows the American flag and a mini-DVD on the Phoenix's deck, which is about 3 ft. above the Martian surface. The mini-DVD from the Planetary Society contains a message to future Martian explorers, science fiction stories and art inspired by the Red Planet, and the names of more than a quarter million earthlings. The Phoenix Mission is led by the University of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf of NASA. Project management of the mission is by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Spacecraft development is by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver.
Title: Phoenix mini-DVD on Mars
Credit: http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA10699
Author: NASA/Jet Propulsion Lab-Caltech/University of Arizona
Permission: NASA public domain image
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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