PRESS KIT/MAY 2008 Phoenix Landing Mission to the Martian Polar North Media Contacts Dwayne Brown NASA’s Mars Program 202-358-1726 Headquarters
[email protected] Washington, D.C. Guy Webster Phoenix Mars Lander Mission 818-354-5011 Jet Propulsion Laboratory
[email protected] Pasadena, Calif. Sara Hammond Science Investigation 520-626-1974 Lori Stiles 520-626-4402 University of Arizona
[email protected] Tucson, Ariz.
[email protected] Gary Napier Spacecraft 303-971-4012 Lockheed Martin Space Systems
[email protected] Denver, Colo. Isabelle Laplante Meteorological Station 450-926-4370 Canadian Space Agency
[email protected] Saint-Hubert, Quebec Contents Media Services Information ...................................................................................................... 5 Quick Facts ............................................................................................................................... 6 Mars at a Glance ....................................................................................................................... 7 Science Investigations .............................................................................................................. 8 Mission Overview .................................................................................................................... 18 Spacecraft ............................................................................................................................... 27 Landing Site ...........................................................................................................................