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      NASA lander in OK shape, photo caught Mars landing

      Posted by Jeff from Seattle Post-Intelligencer

      On Monday, NASA released a black-and-white image captured during Phoenix's descent by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, which had a bird's-eye view of the lander hanging from its parachute. It's the first time a spacecraft had taken an image of another craft during landing.

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      Phoenix takes flight!

      Posted by Garrett

      NASA's $420 million Phoenix Mars lander blasted off early today and began a 10-month voyage to the red planet, bound for the northern polar plains where scientists believe vast deposits of ice are hidden just beneath the frozen surface.

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