Phil Plait Talks About the HiRISE Image of Phoenix

Phil, the Bad Astronomer, talks about the photo that the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (HiRise) took of the Phoenix Lander descending to the Martian surface under it's own parachute.

It is quite the breathtaking image, and I, for one, can't wait to see what else we as a species can do in space and on Mars.

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