How Phoenix Measures Wind Speed and Direction
June 5, 2008
This animation shows how NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander can measure wind speed and direction by imaging the Telltale with the Stereo Surface Imager (SSI).
Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Aarhus University/Niels Bohr Institute/Texas A&M University
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Technology Internet, Mars, Spacecraft, Space exploration, Environment, Mars Exploration Rover, Niels Bohr, NASA, Unmanned spacecraft, Phoenix, Mars Scout Program, Mare Boreum quadrangle, National Aeronautics and Space Administration