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Archived posts are listed in reverse chronological order.
Jun. 18, 2008 | 09:50 PDT | 16:50 UTC
Some Phoenix questions and answers
I did a short interview about Phoenix for a new Web outlet called "TalkingHeadTV" yesterday, and there are three clips up on YouTube here, here, and here. Check them out!
I'll probably get back to weekly Ustream webcasts next week -- stay tuned... More»
Jun. 17, 2008 | 17:06 PDT | Jun. 18 00:06 UTC
Getting back up to speed on Phoenix: up to sol 22, first dig at Wonderland
I've spent a chunk of today working on figuring out what Phoenix has been up to during my absence. Mark Lemmon's pages have been really helpful, especially now that he has added pithy little sol-by-sol summaries to his directory page. Here's the... More»
Jun. 16, 2008 | 14:45 PDT | 21:45 UTC
What's up in the solar system for the week of June 16
I'm back from vacation and slowly getting back up to speed, so it's a good time to check in on what's going on with our trusty robots around the solar system. Before I do that I want to give a big thanks to Jim and James for their contributions. ... More»
Jun. 13, 2008 | 15:46 PDT | 22:46 UTC
Phoenix Sol 17 & 18 Update
Emily is on vacation until June 16. In the meantime, James Canvin is providing updates on the status of Phoenix. James used to work as an extragalactic astronomer, but recently switched fields to terrestrial weather. In his spare time he works in... More»
Jun. 13, 2008 | 11:49 PDT | 18:49 UTC
Sands on Earth, Sands on Mars
While Emily is on vacation, Jim Bell is filing occasional reports from the road. Jim is an associate professor in the Cornell University Astronomy Department and the lead scientist for the Pancam color imaging system on the Spirit and Opportunity... More»
Jun. 12, 2008 | 08:07 PDT | 15:07 UTC
Sol 16 Update: The TEGA oven is full!
Emily is on vacation until June 16. In the meantime, James Canvin is providing updates on the status of Phoenix. James used to work as an extragalactic astronomer, but recently switched fields to terrestrial weather. In his spare time he works in... More»
Jun. 11, 2008 | 20:19 PDT | Jun. 12 03:19 UTC
MARCI and CTX: Lesser-known (but important!) siblings on MRO
While Emily is on vacation, Jim Bell is filing occasional reports from the road. Jim is an associate professor in the Cornell University Astronomy Department and the lead scientist for the Pancam color imaging system on the Spirit and Opportunity... More»
Jun. 11, 2008 | 19:19 PDT | Jun. 12 02:19 UTC
Phoenix sol 15 update
Emily is on vacation until June 16. In the meantime, James Canvin is providing updates on the status of Phoenix. James used to work as an extragalactic astronomer, but recently switched fields to terrestrial weather. In his spare time he works in... More»
Jun. 9, 2008 | 23:00 PDT | Jun. 10 06:00 UTC
Phoenix Sol 14 summary: Attempt to shake sample into TEGA fails, sample for optical microscope gathered
Emily is on vacation until June 16. In the meantime, James Canvin is providing updates on the status of Phoenix. James used to work as an extragalactic astronomer, but recently switched fields to terrestrial weather. In his spare time he works in... More»
Jun. 9, 2008 | 21:06 PDT | Jun. 10 04:06 UTC
Phoenix raw images
This is just a quick note from vacation to say: Woo hoo! Mark Lemmon at Texas A&M, lead scientist for the Phoenix camera system, has launched his own pages distributing the Phoenix raw images, with familiar formatting. I'm happy to have been of... More»
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