ROBOT / SPACE MARS LANDER

Phoenix Lander

Name: Phoenix Lander
Brand: NASA/JPL and University of Arizona

Stationary Mars lander equipped with a robotic arm to excavate and analyze soil and ice in the northern plains.

MakerNASA/JPL and University of Arizona Introduced2007 StatusRetired

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Primary Source Last updated: Aug 21, 2026 Supporting source ↗

Field snapshot

Manufacturer	NASA/JPL and University of Arizona
Category	space Mars lander
Operating classification	Space
Paese	United States
Introduced	2007
Program status	Retired

Values retain their published units, evidence basis and observation date. Unlike specifications are not silently normalized.

Specification	Published value	Basis	As of / source
Destination	Martian northern plains	Primary Source	Observation date not published Fonte ↗
Manipulator	robotic excavation arm	Primary Source	Observation date not published Fonte ↗
System Class	space Mars lander	Primary Source	Observation date not published Fonte ↗

robotic excavation

sample analysis

surface imaging