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Phoenix Lands at Martian Arctic Site
NASA's Phoenix spacecraft landed in the northern polar region of Mars today to begin three months of examining a site chosen for its likelihood of having frozen water within reach of the lander's robotic arm.

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Phoenix Lands on Mars in 1 hour 29 minutes

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As NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander descends through the Red Planet's atmosphere toward its landing on May 25, its progress will be scrutinized by radio telescopes from the National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO). At NRAO control rooms in Green Bank, West Virginia, and Socorro, New Mexico, scientists, engineers and technicians will be tracking the faint signal from the lander, 171 million miles from Earth.

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NASA TV Schedule
All times are Eastern U.S. time.

May 25, Sunday
  1. 3 p.m. - Mars Phoenix Lander Briefing - JPL (Public and Media Channels)
  2. 6 p.m. - Mars Phoenix Lander Landing Coverage - JPL (Media Channel)
  3. 6:30 - 8:45 p.m. - Mars Phoenix Lander Landing Coverage - JPL (Public Channel)
  4. 9:30 p.m. - Mars Phoenix Lander Briefing - First Downlink of Data - JPL (Public and Media Channels)

May 26, Monday
  1. 12 a.m. - Mars Phoenix Lander Post Landing Briefing - JPL (Public and Media Channels)
  2. 6 - 10 a.m. - Mars Phoenix Lander Live Satellite Interviews - JPL (Media Channel)
  3. 2 p.m. - Mars Phoenix Lander Update Briefing - JPL (Public and Media Channels)

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