How to Take a Picture of a Spacecraft Landing
May 28, 2008
This artist’s animation shows how NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was able to snap a picture of NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander as it parachuted down to the surface of Mars.
The purple lines show Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter’s field of view.
Credit: NASA
Topics:
Environment, Technology Internet, Mars, Spacecraft, Space exploration, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars exploration, Mars landing, Exploration of Mars, Phoenix, Orbiter, NASA
