OMG!! Parachute!!!! Photo!!!!!

Written by
Emily Lakdawalla
May 26, 2008
One word: Whoah.

NASA / JPL / U. Arizona
HiRISE spots Phoenix as it falls
This amazing photo shows the Phoenix lander, still protected inside its backshell and heat shield, stretched out below its parachute (at the top of the image). It was taken by the HiRISE camera on Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter as Phoenix descended, a speeding bullet photographed by a speeding bullet.Take a Stand for Our Future in Space
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