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'Snow White' in Color Target Name:   Mars-Phoenix Spacecraft:   Phoenix Lander Instrument:   Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A&M University Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA10912 Date Taken:   19 June 2008 Related Documents 06.20.08 NASA Phoenix Mars Lander Confirms Frozen Water Phoenix Mars Lander Mars Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA10912.jpg JPEG 487 x 640 68K PIA10912.jpg JPEG 1156 x 1520 302K PIA10912.tif TIFF 1156 x 1520 3M This color image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the trench dubbed "Snow White," after further digging on the 25th Martian day, or sol, of the mission (June 19, 2008). The lander's solar panel is casting a shadow over a portion of the trench. The trench is about 5 centimeters (2 inches) deep and 30 centimeters (12 inches) long. 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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