MarsPhoenix

posted a message on Twitter

“@dundie I'll never sound woeful to be here. It's far better here than sitting in storage (like I did after my 1st mission was canceled).”

Friday at 9:24 am - Link

posted six messages on Twitter

“For everyone asking, here's a longish article on the possibility of surviving winter: http://is.gd/3KRL (um, I don't like that title).”

Wednesday at 11:32 pm - Link

“I'm digging as much as I can right now. I may have to stop using my arm by end of October due to declining power supply. http://is.gd/3KOx”

Wednesday at 10:52 pm - Link

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published a video on YouTube

News from Saturn

Wednesday at 3:23 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“@RunsWLightning The rovers are located close to the Martian equator and I'm above the arctic circle. Alas, we'll never meet face to face”

October 6 at 10:54 pm - Link

published two videos on YouTube

2008 TC3- Small Asteroid to Light Up Sky Over Africa

October 6 at 6:45 pm - Link

2008 TC3 --Small Asteroid to Light Up Sky Over Africa

October 6 at 6:09 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“It may be "Mars dirt" to you, but under the optical microscope these Martian particles are beautiful. And intriguing. http://is.gd/3CKb”

October 6 at 4:29 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Wondering if @twitties can afford the postage to send me the award plaques? And deciding on which wall to hang them... :-o Uh oh...”

October 1 at 1:37 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“3 Twitties? Wow, I'm overwhelmed, especially being up against so many other great nominees. Thank you all for your votes, I'm very humbled.”

October 1 at 1:06 pm - Link

posted two messages on Twitter

“@skunkhair Yes, you can visit the Phoenix Science Ops Center in Tuscon! Go here for the dates and to book: http://tinyurl.com/4tal6j”

September 30 at 4:06 pm - Link

“The low temp here has hit -90C (-130F) in recent days, @sidcarter. As temps go down, I use more of my limited power to keep heaters on. Brr!”

September 30 at 3:59 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Q's about how I saw the snow falling. It was seen by the lidar laser, 2 km above, and here's how the graph looks: http://tinyurl.com/4zkxfx”

September 30 at 10:52 am - Link

dugg a story on Digg

Mars Lander Sees Falling Snow, Soil Data Suggest Liquid Past

September 29 at 8:09 pm - Link

posted three messages on Twitter

“The snow I see above (a couple kilometers above) is water snow. And yes, @S_in_washington, I'm having foggy mornings too.”

September 29 at 1:40 pm - Link

“TEGA and MECA instruments detected calcium carbonate--the same stuff of chalk & antacids. On Earth it's an indicator of a liquid water past.”

September 29 at 1:33 pm - Link

“My lidar laser has spotted snow falling from above. It evaporates before it hits the ground, but maybe later it'll make it all the way down.”

September 29 at 1:30 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“My team's news briefing starts shortly (11am PDT/2pm EDT) and can be viewed live on NASA TV (cable & sat) and on the Web at www.nasa.gov/ntv”

September 29 at 10:46 am - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“NASA is holding a briefing Monday at 11a PDT/2pm EDT to discuss my progress and what's in my future. Hm, can't wait! I'll update here.”

September 28 at 10:53 pm - Link

Clarence Chiang liked this

published two videos on YouTube

A Students Perspective: Computer Science

September 25 at 4:28 pm - Link

A Students Perspective: Robotics

September 25 at 4:20 pm - Link

posted three messages on Twitter

“I've always been inspired by this self-shot: http://twitpic.com/cy2t so I had to try my own (using arm camera)! Hi! http://twitpic.com/cy34”

September 24 at 6:22 am - Link

“Oops! I must have lost count of characters. Here's the url to see the rock "Headless": http://tinyurl.com/3umhu3”

September 24 at 6:17 am - Link

“Succeeded in moving that rock about 16 in/40 cm. Here's a pic of the rock named "headless" after the move: http://tinyurl.co ...”

September 24 at 5:57 am - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“I've been given a pretty cool assignment: use my arm to move aside a rock. It will be interesting to see if it works & to see what's under!”

September 22 at 1:55 pm - Link

posted five messages on Twitter

“RT @bexgirl: NPR's Science Friday will talk about Mars with NASA's Phoenix Lander team. 2 PM EDT. http://tinyurl.com/43lrx”

September 19 at 9:42 am - Link

“Solar conjunction is mid- Nov to mid-Dec. For 2 weeks during deepest part of conjunction I'll be out of contact but running command sequence”

September 19 at 9:15 am - Link

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posted a message on Twitter

“I can't pass up Talk Like a Pirate Day just because I'm on M-AAAAARs! Now it's back back to work digging for treasure. Arrr!”

September 19 at 7:38 am - Link

Karim, goggles pizano and Heidi Moon liked this

posted a message on Twitter

“I have a new life extension :-) I'll be operating at least through mid-November and the start of solar conjunction.”

September 19 at 7:32 am - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“@redsonya You can ask them at @marsrovers. And no, no problems from solar storms, but a huge dust storm in 2007 had them on edge for awhile.”

September 18 at 8:54 am - Link

posted two messages on Twitter

“@brendanb TEGA analyzes samples for water ice, plus their minerals, salts, organics. This chart is helpful: http://tinyurl.com/6qwsx8”

September 16 at 10:01 pm - Link

“Heigh ho, heigh ho! Delivered soil from the Snow White trench to the wet chem lab. Now it's time to dig dig dig and fill those TEGA cells.”

September 16 at 9:46 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Pop quiz! What's the number of known planets outside our solar system? @PlanetQuest provides updates. (Answer: as of today, there are 309).”

September 15 at 1:35 pm - Link

published a video on YouTube

What's Up for September Test?

September 15 at 11:59 am - Link

published a video on YouTube

What's Up for September ?

September 12 at 2:53 pm - Link

posted two messages on Twitter

“@mbl4889 Location (far north) causes a bigger loss of sunlight than the dust. And look at @marsrovers: almost 5 years on Mars and still OK”

September 12 at 10:08 am - Link

“@Jade_pingping No worries about the dust devils. The thin atmosphere here means they're, um, kinda wimpy. They could clean my panels, tho :)”

September 12 at 9:45 am - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“It's the last day to cast a vote for your favorite Martian :-) and other worthy candidates: http://twitties.com/vote.php”

September 12 at 9:34 am - Link

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posted a message on Twitter

“Breezy days and nights make for some interesting videos. Night time: http://tinyurl.com/425nal Day Time: http://tinyurl.com/4kbs5t”

September 11 at 9:54 pm - Link

posted a message on Twitter

“Key to dust devils forming is the increasing difference between high day temps (stable at -30C) and low nite temps (getting colder,now -90C)”

September 11 at 6:42 pm - Link

MikeAmundsen liked this

posted a message on Twitter

“What the heck was that? Whoaa, dust devils at my landing site! Now that's entertainment (and cool science) http://tinyurl.com/6l5peh”

September 11 at 6:27 pm - Link

Michael W. May and MikeAmundsen liked this

sweet! - MikeAmundsen

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