Phoenix Mars Lander Touchdown Safely

[rod_sutter]

The Phoenix Mars lander touched down safely today and here are two of the pictures that have just come in.
The first one shows a view across the plains of Vastitas Borealis
http://a52.g.akamaitech.net/f/52/827/1d/www.space.com/images/080525-phoenix-mars-02.jpg
This view shows one of the legs of the lander after it has touched down and that everything is in good shape.
http://a52.g.akamaitech.net/f/52/827/1d/www.space.com/images/080525-phoenix-foot-02.jpg

[Terri Finch]

Space Weather News for June 1, 2008
http://spaceweather.com

ICY MARTIAN 3D: NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander may have already found ice
at its landing site without even digging for it. Exhaust from the
lander's descent engine appears to have swept aside a layer of topsoil,
exposing frozen material beneath. Today's edition of
http://spaceweather.com shows images of the find along with some
eye-popping stereo views of the lander's surroundings.

SPACE SHUTTLE DISCOVERY: Space shuttle Discovery blasted off from Cape
Canaveral yesterday and now it is chasing the International Space
Station (ISS) around Earth. Sky watchers should be alert for the two
spacecraft streaking across the heavens tonight. Check our global satellite
tracking tool for flyby times:

http://spaceweather.com/flybys

The ISS appears first followed less than two minutes later by Discovery
in hot pursuit. Discovery is on a mission to deliver a new Japanese
science lab and robotic arm to the ISS along with spare parts to repair
the station's malfunctioning toilet.