A remarkable photo of the Phoenix mars lander

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http://www.space.com/php/multimedia/imagedisplay/img_display.php?pic=080527-phoenix-crater-02.jpg&cap=Mars+Reconnaissance+Orbiter%27s+High+Resolution+Imaging+Science+Experiment+%28HiRISE%29+camera+acquired+this+image+of+Phoenix+hanging+from+its+parachute+as+it+descended+to+the+Martian+surface.+Although+it+appears+that+Phoenix+is+descending+into+the+crater%2C+it+is+actually+about+20+kilometers+%28about+12+miles%29+in+front+of+the+crater.+Credit%3A+NASA%2FJPL-Caltech%2FUniversity+of+Arizona Check out this photo taken of the Phoenix Mars lander as it descended to the surface of Mars on it's parachute.