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Barry Goldstein – Project ManagerGlenn Knosp – Project Business Manager

CDR 50 DaysATLO 196 DaysShip 596 DaysLaunch 675 DaysEDL 971 Days

Surface Stereo Imager

MET mast(Temp/Wind)

MECA: microscopy, electro-chemistry, conductivity

TEGA: Thermal and EvolvedGas Analyzer

LIDAR

Robotic ArmIce tool, scraper blades

RA Camera

The PhoenixLanded Payload

Thermal and Electrical conductivity probe

Weather and climate

Mineralogy/chemistry

Physical geology

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30 cm

The Microscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer (MECA)

Microscope station

1 of 4 chemistry cells

Thermal and Electrical

Conductivity Probe (TECP)12 cm

Microscope image (2 mm tall)

Robot arm instruments and end effectors

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Robot Arm Camera (RAC)

Other instruments on the deck

Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer (TEGA), without cover

1 of 3 temperature sensors (pressure sensor not shown)

Telltale (wind)

Lidar

The exposed ice under the lander was named “Holy Cow.” Note the ice crystals on the leg at the left