Phoenix "Mars Lander" has landed - Intact w/ 1/4 degree tilt

Mars Phoenix Lander Update -- 6:00 pm EDT, May 25
- The Mars Phoenix Lander is on the home stretch to landing on the Red Planet's surface, with just 86,700 miles to go.
-Phoenix will touch down on Mars at about 4:38 pm PDT. The earliestpossible confirmation of its landing could reach Earth 15 minutes later-- the length of time it takes for a signal to travel from Mars toEarth today.
Latest release: May 25, 3:15 p.m.
We will post updates during the landing event. Please update your browser frequently.
›  Landing coverage begins: 6:30 p.m. Eastern, NASA TV on the Web

On the Phoenix Blog: Landing Day
05.25.08-- With a day left before entry, descent, and landing, Phoenix is ingood health, and today teams are focusing on whether we need a finaltrajectory correction maneuver tonight.
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Phoenix on NASA TV
May 25, NASA TV coverage begins 6:30 p.m. (3:30 p.m. Pacific)
May 25, First possible landing confirmation 7:53 p.m. (4:53 p.m. Pacific)
›  NASA TV on the Web
›  Schedule of landing events
›  Landing Press Kit (3Mb)

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