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'Rosy Red' Soil in Phoenix's Scoop Target Name:   Mars-Phoenix Spacecraft:   Phoenix Lander Instrument:   Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Max Planck Institute Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA10919 Date Taken:   25 June 2008 Related Documents Phoenix Returns Treasure Trove for Science Phoenix Mars Lander Mars Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA10919.jpg JPEG 512 x 256 27K PIA10919.tif TIFF 512 x 256 125K This image shows fine-grained material inside the Robotic Arm scoop as seen by the Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on June 25, 2008, the 30th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. The image shows fine, fluffy, red soil particles collected in a sample called 'Rosy Red.' The sample was dug from the trench named 'Snow White' in the area called 'Wonderland.' Some of the Rosy Red sample was delivered to Phoenix's Optical Microscope and Wet Chemistry Laboratory for analysis. The RAC provides its own illumination, so the color seen in RAC images is color as seen on Earth, not color as it would appear on Mars. The Phoenix Mission is led by the University of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf of NASA. Project management of the mission is by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Spacecraft development is by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver.

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