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Northumberland island from "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 ... With maps, diagrams, and about eight hundred illustrations"

Northumberland island from "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrativ...

This image has been taken from scan 000185 from volume 01 of "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  After its arrival at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Phoenix spacecraft has been placed on a flat bed truck for transportation to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility.  The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/Charisse Nahser KSC-07pd1059

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After its arrival at Kennedy Space Cent...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After its arrival at Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, the crated Phoenix spacecraft has been placed on a flat bed truck for transportation to the Payload Hazardous... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, workers dressed in clean-room garb begin removing the protective wrapping from around the Phoenix spacecraft. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1065

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, workers dressed in clean-room garb begin removing the protective wrapping from around the Phoenix spacecraft. ... More

The British Royal Navy Trafalgar class Attack Submarine HMS TIRELESS sits on the surface of the North Pole. TIRELESS surfaced with the US Navy submarines during Ice Exercise 04 (ICEX 04), a joint operational exercise beneath the polar ice cap. The Ice Exercise demonstrates the US and British Submarine Force's ability to freely navigate in all international waters, including the Arctic

The British Royal Navy Trafalgar class Attack Submarine HMS TIRELESS s...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: ICEX 04 Country: North Pole Scene Camera Operator: JOC Kevin Elliott, USN Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   In Hangar A&O on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers conduct a steering test on the first stage of a Delta II rocket, at right.  The rocket is designated for the launch of the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Launch of Phoenix is targeted for Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1236

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Hangar A&O on Cape Canaveral Air Fo...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Hangar A&O on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers conduct a steering test on the first stage of a Delta II rocket, at right. The rocket is designated for the... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers integrate the landing radar with the Phoenix spacecraft. Testing will follow. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1382

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers integrate the landing radar with the Phoenix spacecraft. Testing will follow. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers prepare the first stage of a Delta II rocket to be lifted up into the mobile service tower.  The rocket is the launch vehicle for the Phoenix spacecraft, targeted for launch on Aug. 3 heading for Mars.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-07pd1553A

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Ai...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers prepare the first stage of a Delta II rocket to be lifted up into the mobile service tower. The rocket is the laun... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar array panels, technicians begin stowing the panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land in icy soils near the planet's north polar permanent ice cap.  It will explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station .  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1623

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar array panels, technicians begin stowing the panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  --   In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers attach the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft onto the upper stage booster.  Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-07pd1909

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers attach the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft onto the upper stage booster. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force S... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the heat shield (foreground) for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is ready for installation.  Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-07pd2005

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the heat shield (foreground) for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is ready for installation. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaver... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers lower the upper part of the shipping canister over the Phoenix Mars Lander. It will be attached to the lower sections.  After the canning, the Phoenix will be transferred to Launch Pad 17-A on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida for launch on Aug. 3.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd2041

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers lower the upper part of the shipping canister over the Phoenix Mars Lander. It will be attached to the lower sections. After ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  --  Inside the mobile service tower of Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers move the canister lid away from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, visible in the foreground. Phoenix is scheduled to launch on the Delta II launch vehicle no earlier than Aug. 3. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2094

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower of Lau...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower of Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers move the canister lid away from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander, visible in ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Phoenix Mars Lander waits for he fairing installation.  Phoenix is targeted for launch on Aug. 3 aboard a Delta II rocket.  The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the Delta II upper stage booster and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar, permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2112

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral A...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the Phoenix Mars Lander waits for he fairing installation. Phoenix is targeted for launch on Aug. 3 aboard a Delta II roc... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft makes an auspicious start on its journey to Mars aboard a Delta II 7925 rocket at 5:26 a.m. EDT from Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar, permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Robert Murray KSC-07pd2180

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft makes an auspic...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA's Phoenix spacecraft makes an auspicious start on its journey to Mars aboard a Delta II 7925 rocket at 5:26 a.m. EDT from Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Phoenix ... More

Herbert_Island from "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 ... With maps, diagrams, and about eight hundred illustrations"

Herbert_Island from "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of li...

This image has been taken from scan 000315 from volume 01 of "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 ... More

Center is at Latitude 30 Degrees North, Longitude 270 Degrees

Center is at Latitude 30 Degrees North, Longitude 270 Degrees

The north polar residual ice cap of the Planum Boreum region, which is cut by spiral-patterned troughs, is located at top of this image from NASA's Viking Orbiter 1. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PI... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a worker monitors the Phoenix spacecraft during a heat shield deployment test, with a firing of ordnance associated with the separation device.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate.  Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1223

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, a worker monitors the Phoenix spacecraft during a heat shield deployment test, with a firing of ordnance associated with the separatio... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, the Phoenix spacecraft is being rotated for center of gravity determination.  The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1342

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, the Phoenix spacecraft is being rotated for center of gravity determination. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the Phoenix spacecraft onto a rotation stand for an interim weight and center of gravity determination. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1341

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facili...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Handling Servicing Facility, an overhead crane lowers the Phoenix spacecraft onto a rotation stand for an interim weight and center of gravity determination. The Pho... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers integrate the landing radar with the Phoenix spacecraft. Testing will follow. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1381

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers integrate the landing radar with the Phoenix spacecraft. Testing will follow. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Delta II rocket is raised off the transporter beneath the mobile service tower.  The rocket is the launch vehicle for the Phoenix spacecraft, targeted for launch on Aug. 3,heading for Mars.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-07pd1551

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral A...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Delta II rocket is raised off the transporter beneath the mobile service tower. The rocket is the la... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the backshell of the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is nestled inside the cruise stage (at top).  The solar array panels on the Phoenix will be deployed for pre-launch testing.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1567

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the backshell of the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is nestled inside the cruise stage (at top). ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar array panels, technicians begin stowing the panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land in icy soils near the planet's north polar permanent ice cap.  It will explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station .  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1622

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar array panels, technicians begin stowing the panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is lifted from its stand.  The Phoenix will be moved to the upper stage booster for mating. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-07pd1904

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is lifted from its stand. The Phoenix will be moved to the upper stage booster for mating. Target... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  --   In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is moved across the area toward the upper stage booster at right.  The spacecraft and booster will be mated for launch.  Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-07pd1905

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is moved across the area toward the upper stage booster at right. The spacecraft and booster wil... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. —   In front of the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers attach an overhead crane to the Phoenix Mars Lander.  The lander will be lifted up into the tower for mating to the Delta II launch vehicle.  Launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is scheduled for Aug. 3.  There are two instantaneous launch times, 5:35:18 and 6:11:24 a.m. EDT.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2074

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — In front of the mobile service tower on...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — In front of the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers attach an overhead crane to the Phoenix Mars Lander. The lander will be lifte... More

Andreas the pilot from "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 ... With maps, diagrams, and about eight hundred illustrations"

Andreas the pilot from "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of...

This image has been taken from scan 000041 from volume 02 of "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  On Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, the cargo hold of this U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III opens to reveal the crated Phoenix spacecraft inside.  The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/Charisse Nahser KSC-07pd1056

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, the cargo hold of this U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III opens to reveal the crated Phoenix spacecraft inside. The Phoenix m... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, media dressed in clean-room garb document the arrival of the Phoenix spacecraft. The spacecraft arrived May 7 via a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III at the Shuttle Landing Facility. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1063

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, media dressed in clean-room garb document the arrival of the Phoenix spacecraft. The spacecraft arrived May 7 ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  The unwrapped Phoenix spacecraft is on display in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility.  The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1067

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The unwrapped Phoenix spacecraft is on ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The unwrapped Phoenix spacecraft is on display in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Ma... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander (foreground) can be seen inside the backshell.  In the background, workers are helping place the heat shield, just removed from the Phoenix, onto a platform.  The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.   Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1090

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander (foreground) can be seen inside the backshell. In the background, workers are helping place the heat shield, j... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, workers dressed in clean-room garb remove the protective wrapping from around the Phoenix spacecraft. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1066

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, workers dressed in clean-room garb remove the protective wrapping from around the Phoenix spacecraft. The Phoe... More

The sail and tail fin of the nuclear-powered submarine USS TREPANG (SSN-674) protrude from the ice after surfacing near Ice Camp Opal, one of three research stations established on the polar ice cap during the Arctic Research and Environmental Acoustic (AREA) program. AREA '85 is a Navy-sponsored expedition to study oceanography, acoustics, geophysics, communications and submarine warfare in the polar environment

The sail and tail fin of the nuclear-powered submarine USS TREPANG (SS...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AREA '85 Country: Arctic Scene Camera Operator: JOC Klinkenberger Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Servic... More

S27-38-021 - STS-027 - STS-27 earth observations

S27-38-021 - STS-027 - STS-27 earth observations

The original finding aid described this as: Description: Photographic documentation showing STS-27 earth observations. Subject Terms: EARTH OBSERVATIONS (FROM SPACE) STS-27 Date Taken: 12/3/1988 Categories:... More

North Polar Cap Margin natural color top and enhanced color bottom

North Polar Cap Margin natural color top and enhanced color bottom

Water ice mixed with dust form the residual north polar ice cap brown color in these images from NASA's Viking Orbiter 2. http://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA00152 NASA/JPL/USGS

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers monitor the Phoenix spacecraft during a heat shield deployment test, with a firing of ordnance associated with the separation device.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate.  Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1224

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers monitor the Phoenix spacecraft during a heat shield deployment test, with a firing of ordnance associated with the separation ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  A closeup of the landing radar installed on the Phoenix spacecraft.  Testing will follow. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1383

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A closeup of the landing radar installe...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A closeup of the landing radar installed on the Phoenix spacecraft. Testing will follow. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, three solid rocket boosters and the Delta II first stage are ready for mating inside the mobile service tower.  The Delta is the launch vehicle for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1566

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, three solid rocket boosters and the Delta II first stage are ready for mating inside the mobile service tower. The Delta is the l... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers prepare the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft for solar panel deployment. The deployment of the panels is part of the pre-launch testing under way. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1570

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers prepare the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft for solar panel deployment. The deployment of t... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   A closeup of the Phoenix Mars Lander on display in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility.    Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.   Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1648

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A closeup of the Phoenix Mars Lander o...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- A closeup of the Phoenix Mars Lander on display in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air F... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers guide the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft onto the upper stage booster.  The spacecraft and booster will be mated for launch. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-07pd1908

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers guide the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft onto the upper stage booster. The spacecraft and booster will be mated for launch. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. —    Inside the mobile service tower, the Phoenix Mars Lander is lowered toward the Delta II second stage for mating.   Launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is scheduled for Aug. 3.  There are two instantaneous launch times, 5:35:18 and 6:11:24 a.m. EDT.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2082

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — Inside the mobile service tower, the P...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — Inside the mobile service tower, the Phoenix Mars Lander is lowered toward the Delta II second stage for mating. Launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is scheduled for Aug. 3. ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane lowers the backshell with the Phoenix Mars Lander inside toward a spin table for spin testing in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.   Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1093

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane lowers the backshell w...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane lowers the backshell with the Phoenix Mars Lander inside toward a spin table for spin testing in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The Phoenix mission is ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft undergoes spin testing. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.   Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1100

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft undergoes spin testing. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed p... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  On Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, workers oversee the offloading of the crated Phoenix spacecraft inside the cargo hold of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III.  The crate will be transported to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/Charisse Nahser KSC-07pd1057

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Kennedy Space Center's Shuttle Landing Facility, workers oversee the offloading of the crated Phoenix spacecraft inside the cargo hold of a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III.... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --    In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix spacecraft undergoes a heat shield deployment test, with a firing of ordnance associated with the separation device.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate.  Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1222

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix spacecraft undergoes a heat shield deployment test, with a firing of ordnance associated with the separation device. Ph... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   The truck and transporter carrying the first stage of a Delta II rocket pull beneath the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket is the launch vehicle for the Phoenix spacecraft, targeted for launch on Aug. 3,heading for Mars.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-07pd1550

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The truck and transporter carrying the...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The truck and transporter carrying the first stage of a Delta II rocket pull beneath the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, one solid rocket booster is lifted into the mobile service tower while another, below, is raised from its transporter.  The SRBs will be mated with the Delta II first stage.   The Delta is the launch vehicle for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1562

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, one solid rocket booster is lifted into the mobile service tower while another, below, is raised from its transporter. The SRBs w... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the solar array panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft are unfolded. The deployment of the panels is part of the pre-launch testing under way.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1573

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the solar array panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft are unfolded. The deployment of the p... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar array panels, technicians begin stowing the panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land in icy soils near the planet's north polar permanent ice cap.  It will explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station .  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1624

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar array panels, technicians begin stowing the panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar array panels, technicians complete stowing the panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land in icy soils near the planet's north polar permanent ice cap.  It will explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station .  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1626

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar array panels, technicians complete stowing the panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to la... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers supervise the lowering of the second stage of the Delta II launch vehicle toward the Delta's first stage below.   Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.   Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1698

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Ai...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers supervise the lowering of the second stage of the Delta II launch vehicle toward the Delta's first stage below. P... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers attach a crane to the heat shield for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  The crane will lift and move the heat shield for installation over the lander within the cruise stage. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-07pd2008

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers attach a crane to the heat shield for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The crane will lift and move the heat shield for i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers remove the covering over the heat shield (foreground) for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft before installation.  Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-07pd2006

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers remove the covering over the heat shield (foreground) for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft before installation. Targeted f... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the heat shield for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is lowered onto the spacecraft. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-07pd2012

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the heat shield for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is lowered onto the spacecraft. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air For... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  --In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the heat shield for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is moved toward the spacecraft. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-07pd2011

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. --In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the heat shield for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft is moved toward the spacecraft. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Forc... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  --  Inside the mobile service tower of Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers remove the container from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.  Launch of Phoenix is scheduled to launch on the Delta II launch vehicle no earlier than Aug. 3. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2091

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower of Lau...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower of Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers remove the container from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. Launch of Phoeni... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. —   The Phoenix Mars Lander is lifted into the upper level of the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.  The lander will be mated to the Delta II launch vehicle.  Launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is scheduled for Aug. 3.  There are two instantaneous launch times, 5:35:18 and 6:11:24 a.m. EDT.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2078

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — The Phoenix Mars Lander is lifted into ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — The Phoenix Mars Lander is lifted into the upper level of the mobile service tower on Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The lander will be mated to the Delta I... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA's Phoenix Mars lander lifts off from Pad 17A aboard a Delta II 7925 rocket amid billows of smoke at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:26 a.m. EDT. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar, permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   Photo credit: NASA/Regina Mitchell-Ryall and Jerry Cannon KSC-07pd2172

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA's Phoenix Mars lander lifts off from...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - NASA's Phoenix Mars lander lifts off from Pad 17A aboard a Delta II 7925 rocket amid billows of smoke at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:26 a.m. EDT. Phoenix will land in icy ... More

walrus from "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 ... With maps, diagrams, and about eight hundred illustrations"

walrus from "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and w...

This image has been taken from scan 000264 from volume 02 of "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, workers move the platform with the Phoenix spacecraft into another room. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1064

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Kennedy Space Center, workers move the platform with the Phoenix spacecraft into another room. The Phoenix mission is the first proj... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  This closeup shows the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft nestled inside the backshell.  The spacecraft is ready for spin testing on the spin table to which it is attached in the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.   Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1098

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This closeup shows the Phoenix Mars Lan...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- This closeup shows the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft nestled inside the backshell. The spacecraft is ready for spin testing on the spin table to which it is attached in the Payl... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft undergoes spin testing. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA's Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1108

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft undergoes spin testing. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed pr... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the heat shield from the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.   Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1086

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, an overhead crane lifts the heat shield from the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's f... More

A member of an arctic research station directs a converted DC-3 aircraft after landing near Ice Camp Opal, one of three research stations established on the polar ice cap during the Arctic Research and Environmental Acoustic (AREA) program. AREA '85 is a Navy-sponsored expedition to study oceanography, acoustics, geophysics, communications and submarine warfare in the polar environment

A member of an arctic research station directs a converted DC-3 aircra...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: AREA '85 Country: Arctic Scene Camera Operator: JOC Fred J. Klinkenberger Release Status: Released to Public Combined Militar... More

A view of Ice Camp Opal, one of three research stations established on the polar ice cap during the Arctic Research and Environmental Acoustic (AREA) program. AREA '85 is a Navy-sponsored expedition to study oceanography, acoustics, geophysics, communications and submarine warfare in the polar environment

A view of Ice Camp Opal, one of three research stations established on...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Country: Arctic Scene Camera Operator: PH1 David B. Loveall Release Status: Released to Public Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files

Center is at Latitude 30 Degrees North, Longitude 150 Degrees

Center is at Latitude 30 Degrees North, Longitude 150 Degrees

NASA's Viking Orbiter 1 spies the north polar residual ice cap, which is cut by spiral-patterned troughs and surrounded by the dark lowland plains of Vastitas Borealis, Mars is located at the top. http://photo... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  An overhead crane lifts the Phoenix spacecraft from its stand for a move to a rotation stand for an interim weight and center of gravity determination. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1338

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane lifts the Phoenix spa...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- An overhead crane lifts the Phoenix spacecraft from its stand for a move to a rotation stand for an interim weight and center of gravity determination. The Phoenix mission is the ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --    Workers in the Payload Handling Servicing Facility attach an overhead crane to the Phoenix spacecraft.  The spacecraft will be lifted and moved to a rotation stand for an interim weight and center of gravity determination. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1337

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Handling Servi...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Workers in the Payload Handling Servicing Facility attach an overhead crane to the Phoenix spacecraft. The spacecraft will be lifted and moved to a rotation stand for an interi... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a third solid rocket booster is raised from its transporter to be lifted into the mobile service tower, where two others wait.  The SRBs will be mated with the Delta II first stage.   The Delta is the launch vehicle for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1563

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, a third solid rocket booster is raised from its transporter to be lifted into the mobile service tower, where two others wait. Th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar array panels, technicians begin stowing the panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land in icy soils near the planet's north polar permanent ice cap.  It will explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station .  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1625

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- After illumination testing of the solar array panels, technicians begin stowing the panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft undergoes illumination testing of its solar array panels. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land in icy soils near the planet's north polar permanent ice cap.  It will explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station .  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1621

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft undergoes illumination testing of its solar array panels. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Phoenix Program Manager Barry Goldstein, from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, briefs media personnel dressed in clean-room suits about the mission of the Phoenix Mars Lander, in the background. Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.   Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1652

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, Phoenix Program Manager Barry Goldstein, from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, briefs media personnel dressed in clean-room suits about ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, photographers dressed in clean-room suits are able to get closeup shots of the Phoenix Mars Lander.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.   Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1651

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, photographers dressed in clean-room suits are able to get closeup shots of the Phoenix Mars Lander. Phoenix is scheduled to launch Au... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers rotate the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft to move it for mating to the upper stage booster. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-07pd1902

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers rotate the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft to move it for mating to the upper stage booster. Targeted for launch from Cape Cana... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers guide the heat shield onto the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-07pd2013

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers guide the heat shield onto the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on A... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  --  Inside the mobile service tower of Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers removed the plastic covering from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. Phoenix is scheduled to launch on the Delta II launch vehicle no earlier than Aug. 3. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2098

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower of Lau...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower of Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers removed the plastic covering from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. Phoenix i... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. —   Viewed from below, the Phoenix Mars Lander moves toward the opening above the Delta II launch vehicle, to which it will be mated, inside the mobile service tower.  Launch of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is scheduled for Aug. 3.  There are two instantaneous launch times, 5:35:18 and 6:11:24 a.m. EDT.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2080

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — Viewed from below, the Phoenix Mars Lan...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. — Viewed from below, the Phoenix Mars Lander moves toward the opening above the Delta II launch vehicle, to which it will be mated, inside the mobile service tower. Launch of NASA'... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first half of the fairing is moved toward the Phoenix Mars Lander for installation.  Phoenix is targeted for launch on Aug. 3 aboard a Delta II rocket.  The fairing is a molded structure that fits flush with the outside surface of the Delta II upper stage booster and forms an aerodynamically smooth nose cone, protecting the spacecraft during launch and ascent.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar, permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2113

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral A...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first half of the fairing is moved toward the Phoenix Mars Lander for installation. Phoenix is targeted for launch on... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Delta II 7925 rocket carrying NASA's Phoenix Mars lander thunders to life at 5:26 a.m. EDT at Pad 17A on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar, permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph and John Kechele KSC-07pd2177

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Delta II 7925 rocket carrying NASA's ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Delta II 7925 rocket carrying NASA's Phoenix Mars lander thunders to life at 5:26 a.m. EDT at Pad 17A on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Phoenix will land in icy soils near th... More

ship from "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 and 1891-1897 ... With maps, diagrams, and about eight hundred illustrations"

ship from "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and wor...

This image has been taken from scan 000084 from volume 02 of "Northward over the “Great Ice”: a narrative of life and work along the shores and upon the interior ice-cap of Northern Greenland in the years 1886 ... More

Glittertind, lantern slide - A group of people standing on top of a snow covered slope

Glittertind, lantern slide - A group of people standing on top of a sn...

SFFf-1992078.0049..Glittertind - the second highest mountain in Norway. Not counting the icecap, Glittertind reaches 2454 m above sea level. Glittertind is located within the municipality of Lom, in the Jotunhe... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, an overhead crane moves the heat shield toward a platform at left.  The heat shield was removed from the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft at right. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.   Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1087

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, an overhead crane moves the heat shield toward a platform at left. The heat shield was removed from the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraf... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers help guide the heat shield onto a platform.  The heat shield was removed from the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.. The Phoenix mission is the first project in NASA's first openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. It will serve as NASA's first exploration of a potential modern habitat on Mars and open the door to a renewed search for carbon-bearing compounds, last attempted with NASA’s Viking missions in the 1970s. A stereo color camera and a weather station will study the surrounding environment while the other instruments check excavated soil samples for water, organic chemicals and conditions that could indicate whether the site was ever hospitable to life. Microscopes can reveal features as small as one one-thousandth the width of a human hair. Launch of Phoenix aboard a Delta II rocket is targeted for Aug. 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.   Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1089

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facil...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers help guide the heat shield onto a platform. The heat shield was removed from the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.. The Phoenix ... More

Students of the Arctic Aircraft Recovery School (a.k.a. "Kool School") sponsored by the 109th Airlift Wing (AW), are instructed on how to build snow block retaining walls. The walls are for shelter purposes while on the ice. The school is located on the Ice cap of Greenland just three miles from the abandoned DYE II site, it was part of the DEW (Distant Early Warning) Line

Students of the Arctic Aircraft Recovery School (a.k.a. "Kool School")...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Subject Operation/Series: DEEP FREEZE 2001 Base: Kangerlussuaq State: West Greenland Country: Greenland (GRL) Scene Major Command Shown: AMC Scene Ca... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In Hangar A&O on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers conduct a steering test on the first stage of a Delta II rocket.  The rocket is designated for the launch of the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Launch of Phoenix is targeted for Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1234

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Hangar A&O on Cape Canaveral Air For...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In Hangar A&O on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers conduct a steering test on the first stage of a Delta II rocket. The rocket is designated for the launch of ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Delta II rocket is raised off the transporter beneath the mobile service tower.  The rocket is the launch vehicle for the Phoenix spacecraft, targeted for launch on Aug. 3 heading for Mars.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Amanda Diller KSC-07pd1552

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Ai...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the first stage of a Delta II rocket is raised off the transporter beneath the mobile service tower. The rocket is the lau... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --    On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the solid rocket booster is raised off its transporter.  The SRB will be lifted into the mobile service tower for mating with the Delta II first stage.   The Delta is the launch vehicle for the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1560

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air For...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- On Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, the solid rocket booster is raised off its transporter. The SRB will be lifted into the mobile service tower for mating with th... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers begin unfolding the solar array panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The deployment of the panels is part of the pre-launch testing under way.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1571

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers begin unfolding the solar array panels on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. The deployme... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --   In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers retrieve the springs and bolts from the test firing on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft to  deploy the solar panels. The deployment of the panels is part of the pre-launch testing under way.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.  Photo credit: NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd1569

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, workers retrieve the springs and bolts from the test firing on the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft undergoes illumination testing of its solar array panels. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars to land in icy soils near the planet's north polar permanent ice cap.  It will explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3 from Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station .  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1620

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft undergoes illumination testing of its solar array panels. The Phoenix will be launched toward Mars ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. --  The second stage of the Delta II launch vehicle for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrives on Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The second stage will be lifted into the mobile service tower and mated with the Delta's first stage. The second stage will be lifted into the mobile service tower and mated with the first stage. Phoenix is scheduled to launch Aug. 3.   Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett KSC-07pd1691

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The second stage of the Delta II launch...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The second stage of the Delta II launch vehicle for NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander arrives on Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The second stage will be lifted into... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers secure the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft onto the upper stage booster.  Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  NASA/Dimitri Gerondidakis KSC-07pd1910

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers secure the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft onto the upper stage booster. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force St... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft rests with its heat shield installed.  Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-07pd2015

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Faci...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft rests with its heat shield installed. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla.  --  In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers observe the installation of the heat shield onto the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft.  Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Aug. 3, Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.  Photo credit: NASA/Troy Cryder KSC-07pd2014

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Fac...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- In the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility, workers observe the installation of the heat shield onto the Phoenix Mars Lander spacecraft. Targeted for launch from Cape Canaveral... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA.  --  Inside the mobile service tower of Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers remove the container from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander.  Launch of Phoenix is scheduled to launch on the Delta II launch vehicle no earlier than Aug. 3. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil. NASA/George Shelton KSC-07pd2090

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower of Lau...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Inside the mobile service tower of Launch Pad 17-A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, workers remove the container from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. Launch of Phoeni... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Preparations to move the mobile service tower, or gantry, from around the Delta II 7925 rocket are under way under the lights on Launch Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Equipped with three stages and nine strap-on solid rocket motors, the Delta II rocket packs plenty of punch for sending the Phoenix spacecraft on its way toward Mars. Launch is targeted for Aug. 4 during one of two opportunities for liftoff: 5:26 or 6:02 a.m. EDT. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar, permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-07pd2163

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Preparations to move the mobile service ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Preparations to move the mobile service tower, or gantry, from around the Delta II 7925 rocket are under way under the lights on Launch Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Rollback of the mobile service tower, or gantry, from around the Delta II 7925 rocket is complete on Launch Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.  Equipped with three stages and nine strap-on solid rocket motors, the Delta II rocket packs plenty of punch for sending the Phoenix spacecraft on its way toward Mars. Launch is targeted for Aug. 4 during one of two opportunities for liftoff: 5:26 or 6:02 a.m. EDT. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar, permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-07pd2168

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Rollback of the mobile service tower, or...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- Rollback of the mobile service tower, or gantry, from around the Delta II 7925 rocket is complete on Launch Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Equipped with three stages... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Delta II 7925 rocket is revealed as the mobile service tower, or gantry, rolls back on Launch Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.  Equipped with three stages and nine strap-on solid rocket motors, the Delta II rocket packs plenty of punch for sending the Phoenix spacecraft on its way toward Mars. Launch is targeted for Aug. 4 during one of two opportunities for liftoff: 5:26 or 6:02 a.m. EDT. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar, permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   Photo credit: NASA/Jim Grossmann KSC-07pd2165

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Delta II 7925 rocket is revealed as ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- The Delta II 7925 rocket is revealed as the mobile service tower, or gantry, rolls back on Launch Pad 17A at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. Equipped with three stages and nine ... More

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Delta II 7925 rocket carrying NASA's Phoenix Mars lander bounds off Pad 17A on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:26 a.m. EDT.  Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north polar, permanent ice cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. Landing on Mars is planned in May 2008 on arctic ground where a mission currently in orbit, Mars Odyssey, has detected high concentrations of ice just beneath the top layer of soil.   Photo credit: NASA/Sandra Joseph and John Kechele KSC-07pd2179

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Delta II 7925 rocket carrying NASA's ...

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - The Delta II 7925 rocket carrying NASA's Phoenix Mars lander bounds off Pad 17A on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 5:26 a.m. EDT. Phoenix will land in icy soils near the north ... More

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