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First Results From The Phoenix Mission to Mars

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 115, no. , 2010

Journal of Geophysical Research, vol. 115, no. E1, 2010

Guest Editor(s): L. Tamppari

Description: The Phoenix spacecraft landed successfully in the northern plains of Mars on May 25, 2008. It landed at 68.2°N, 234.2°E on the partially eroded ejecta of a relatively young crater, Heimdall. The mission's goals were to understand the potential habitability of the landing site and the history and current state of water at the site. These goals cut across 4 themes: biological potential, chemistry and mineralogy, geology, and atmospheric science. This special issue will present a comprehensive set of first results papers.

Results from the Mars Phoenix Lander Robotic Arm experiment,

Arvidson, R. E., R. G. Bonitz, M. L. Robinson, J. L. Carsten, R. A. Volpe, A. Trebi-Ollennu, M. T. Mellon, P. C. Chu, K. R. Davis, J. J. Wilson, A. S. Shaw, R. N. Greenberger, K. L. Siebach, T. C. Stein, S. C. Cull, W. Goetz, R. V. Morris, D. W. Ming, H. U. Keller, M. T. Lemmon, H. G. Sizemore, and M. Mehta (2009),

J. Geophys. Res., 114, E00E02, doi:10.1029/2009JE003408
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Publication Date: 2 October 2009

21 pages, 20 figures, 4 tables

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Atmospheric origins of perchlorate on Mars and in the Atacama,

Catling, D. C., M. W. Claire, K. J. Zahnle, R. C. Quinn, B. C. Clark, M. H. Hecht, and S. Kounaves (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E11, doi:10.1029/2009JE003425

Publication Date: 22 January 2010

15 pages, 5 figures, 2 tables

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Seasonal ice cycle at the Mars Phoenix landing site: 2. Postlanding CRISM and ground observations,

Cull, S., R. E. Arvidson, R. V. Morris, M. Wolff, M. T. Mellon, and M. T. Lemmon (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E19, doi:10.1029/2009JE003410

Publication Date: 29 May 2010

14 pages, 18 figures

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Initial analysis of air temperature and related data from the Phoenix MET station and their use in estimating turbulent heat fluxes,

Davy, R., J. A. Davis, P. A. Taylor, C. F. Lange, W. Weng, J. Whiteway, and H. P. Gunnlaugson (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E13, doi:10.1029/2009JE003444

Publication Date: 10 March 2010

16 pages, 14 figures, 4 tables

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Magnetic and optical properties of airborne dust and settling rates of dust at the Phoenix landing site,

Drube, L., K. Leer, W. Goetz, H. P. Gunnlaugsson, M. P. Haspang, N. Lauritsen, M. B. Madsen, L. K. D. Sørensen, M. D. Ellehoj, M. T. Lemmon, R. V. Morris, D. Blaney, R. O. Reynolds, and P. H. Smith (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E23, doi:10.1029/2009JE003419

Publication Date: 5 August 2010

15 pages, 12 figures, 1 table

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Convective vortices and dust devils at the Phoenix Mars mission landing site,

Ellehoj, M. D., H. P. Gunnlaugsson, P. A. Taylor, H. Kahanpää, K. M. Bean, B. A. Cantor, B. T. Gheynani, L. Drube, D. Fisher, A.-M. Harri, C. Holstein-Rathlou, M. T. Lemmon, M. B. Madsen, M. C. Malin, J. Polkko, P. H. Smith, L. K. Tamppari, W. Weng, and J. Whiteway (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E16, doi:10.1029/2009JE003413

Publication Date: 8 April 2010

18 pages, 14 figures, 3 tables

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A perchlorate brine lubricated deformable bed facilitating flow of the north polar cap of Mars: Possible mechanism for water table recharging,

Fisher, D. A., M. H. Hecht, S. P. Kounaves, and D. C. Catling (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E12, doi:10.1029/2009JE003405

Publication Date: 16 February 2010

12 pages, 7 figures, 1 table

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Microscopy analysis of soils at the Phoenix landing site, Mars: Classification of soil particles and description of their optical and magnetic properties,

Goetz, W., W. T. Pike, S. F. Hviid, M. B. Madsen, R. V. Morris, M. H. Hecht, U. Staufer, K. Leer, H. Sykulska, E. Hemmig, J. Marshall, J. M. Morookian, D. Parrat, S. Vijendran, B. J. Bos, M. R. El Maarry, H. U. Keller, R. Kramm, W. J. Markiewicz, L. Drube, D. Blaney, R. E. Arvidson, J. F. Bell III, R. Reynolds, P. H. Smith, P. Woida, R. Woida, and R. Tanner (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E22, doi:10.1029/2009JE003437

Publication Date: 4 August 2010

23 pages, 18 figures, 2 tables, 1 animation

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Correction to “Microscopy analysis of soils at the Phoenix landing site, Mars: Classification of soil particles and description of their optical and magnetic properties”,

Goetz, W., W. T. Pike, S. F. Hviid, M. B. Madsen, R. V. Morris, M. H. Hecht, U. Staufer, K. Leer, H. Sykulska, E. Hemmig, J. Marshall, J. M. Morookian, D. Parrat, S. Vijendran, B. J. Bos, M. R. El Maarry, H. U. Keller, R. Kramm, W. J. Markiewicz, L. Drube, D. Blaney, R. E. Arvidson, J. F. Bell III, R. Reynolds, P. H. Smith, P. Woida, R. Woida, and R. Tanner (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E99, doi:10.1029/2010JE003717

Publication Date: 30 September 2010

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Geomorphic and geologic settings of the Phoenix Lander mission landing site,

Heet, T. L., R. E. Arvidson, S. C. Cull, M. T. Mellon, and K. D. Seelos (2009),

J. Geophys. Res., 114, E00E04, doi:10.1029/2009JE003416
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Publication Date: 19 November 2009

19 pages, 18 figures, 4 tables

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Winds at the Phoenix landing site,

Holstein-Rathlou, C., H. P. Gunnlaugsson, J. P. Merrison, K. M. Bean, B. A. Cantor, J. A. Davis, R. Davy, N. B. Drake, M. D. Ellehoj, W. Goetz, S. F. Hviid, C. F. Lange, S. E. Larsen, M. T. Lemmon, M. B. Madsen, M. Malin, J. E. Moores, P. Nørnberg, P. Smith, L. K. Tamppari, and P. A. Taylor (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E18, doi:10.1029/2009JE003411

Publication Date: 14 May 2010

20 pages, 28 figures

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Wet Chemistry experiments on the 2007 Phoenix Mars Scout Lander mission: Data analysis and results,

Kounaves, S. P., M. H. Hecht, J. Kapit, K. Gospodinova, L. DeFlores, R. C. Quinn, W. V. Boynton, B. C. Clark, D. C. Catling, P. Hredzak, D. W. Ming, Q. Moore, J. Shusterman, S. Stroble, S. J. West, and S. M. M. Young (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E10, doi:10.1029/2009JE003424

Publication Date: 16 January 2010

16 pages, 10 figures, 9 tables

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The periglacial landscape at the Phoenix landing site,

Mellon, M. T., M. C. Malin, R. E. Arvidson, M. L. Searls, H. G. Sizemore, T. L. Heet, M. T. Lemmon, H. U. Keller, and J. Marshall (2009),

J. Geophys. Res., 114, E00E06, doi:10.1029/2009JE003418
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Publication Date: 17 December 2009

13 pages, 11 figures

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Ground ice at the Phoenix Landing Site: Stability state and origin,

Mellon, M. T., R. E. Arvidson, H. G. Sizemore, M. L. Searls, D. L. Blaney, S. Cull, M. H. Hecht, T. L. Heet, H. U. Keller, M. T. Lemmon, W. J. Markiewicz, D. W. Ming, R. V. Morris, W. T. Pike, and A. P. Zent (2009),

J. Geophys. Res., 114, E00E07, doi:10.1029/2009JE003417
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Publication Date: 17 December 2009

15 pages, 9 figures, 3 tables

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Atmospheric dynamics at the Phoenix landing site as seen by the Surface Stereo Imager,

Moores, J. E., M. T. Lemmon, P. H. Smith, L. Komguem, and J. A. Whiteway (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E08, doi:10.1029/2009JE003409

Publication Date: 13 January 2010

16 pages, 8 figures, 3 tables, 1 animation

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Simulations of atmospheric phenomena at the Phoenix landing site with the Ames General Circulation Model,

Nelli, S. M., N. O. Renno, J. R. Murphy, W. C. Feldman, and S. W. Bougher (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E21, doi:10.1029/2010JE003568

Publication Date: 19 June 2010

13 pages, 15 figures

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Possible physical and thermodynamical evidence for liquid water at the Phoenix landing site,

Rennó, N. O., B. J. Bos, D. Catling, B. C. Clark, L. Drube, D. Fisher, W. Goetz, S. F. Hviid, H. U. Keller, J. F. Kok, S. P. Kounaves, K. Leer, M. Lemmon, M. B. Madsen, W. J. Markiewicz, J. Marshall, C. McKay, M. Mehta, M. Smith, M. P. Zorzano, P. H. Smith, C. Stoker, and S. M. M. Young (2009),

J. Geophys. Res., 114, E00E03, doi:10.1029/2009JE003362
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Publication Date: 14 October 2009

11 pages, 9 figures, 1 table

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Seasonal defrosting of the Phoenix landing site,

Searls, M. L., M. T. Mellon, S. Cull, C. J. Hansen, and H. G. Sizemore (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E24, doi:10.1029/2009JE003438

Publication Date: 23 September 2010

12 pages, 6 figures, 1 table

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Phoenix soil physical properties investigation,

Shaw, A., R. E. Arvidson, R. Bonitz, J. Carsten, H. U. Keller, M. T. Lemmon, M. T. Mellon, M. Robinson, and A. Trebi-Ollennu (2009),

J. Geophys. Res., 114, E00E05, doi:10.1029/2009JE003455
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Publication Date: 9 December 2009

19 pages, 22 figures, 5 tables

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In situ analysis of ice table depth variations in the vicinity of small rocks at the Phoenix landing site,

Sizemore, H. G., M. T. Mellon, M. L. Searls, M. T. Lemmon, A. P. Zent, T. L. Heet, R. E. Arvidson, D. L. Blaney, and H. U. Keller (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E09, doi:10.1029/2009JE003414

Publication Date: 15 January 2010

12 pages, 13 figures

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Habitability of the Phoenix landing site,

Stoker, C. R., A. Zent, D. C. Catling, S. Douglas, J. R. Marshall, D. Archer Jr., B. Clark, S. P. Kounaves, M. T. Lemmon, R. Quinn, N. Renno, P. H. Smith, and S. M.M. Young (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E20, doi:10.1029/2009JE003421

Publication Date: 16 June 2010

24 pages, 10 figures, 3 tables

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Phoenix and MRO coordinated atmospheric measurements,

Tamppari, L. K., D. Bass, B. Cantor, I. Daubar, C. Dickinson, D. Fisher, K. Fujii, H. P. Gunnlauggson, T. L. Hudson, D. Kass, A. Kleinböhl, L. Komguem, M. T. Lemmon, M. Mellon, J. Moores, A. Pankine, J. Pathak, M. Searls, F. Seelos, M. D. Smith, S. Smrekar, P. Taylor, C. Holstein-Rathlou, W. Weng, J. Whiteway, and M. Wolff (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E17, doi:10.1029/2009JE003415

Publication Date: 14 May 2010

25 pages, 14 figures, 4 tables

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On pressure measurement and seasonal pressure variations during the Phoenix mission,

Taylor, P. A., H. Kahanpää, W. Weng, A. Akingunola, C. Cook, M. Daly, C. Dickinson, A.-M. Harri, D. Hill, V. Hipkin, J. Polkko, and J. Whiteway (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E15, doi:10.1029/2009JE003422

Publication Date: 30 March 2010

11 pages, 7 figures, 1 table

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Initial results from the thermal and electrical conductivity probe (TECP) on Phoenix,

Zent, A. P., M. H. Hecht, D. R. Cobos, S. E. Wood, T. L. Hudson, S. M. Milkovich, L. P. DeFlores, and M. T. Mellon (2010),

J. Geophys. Res., 115, E00E14, doi:10.1029/2009JE003420

Publication Date: 27 March 2010

23 pages, 20 figures, 2 tables

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