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Phoenix (spacecraft): Art, Mission overview & Scientific payload

Phoenix was an uncrewed space probe that landed on the surface of Mars on May 25, 2008, and operated until November 2, 2008. Phoenix was operational on Mars for 157 sols (161 days). Its instruments were used to assess the local habitability and to research the history of water on Mars. The mission was part of the Mars Scout Program; its total cost was…

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Phoenix (spacecraft) topic overview

The analysis highlights Art, Mission overview and Scientific payload as prominent areas in the source structure around Phoenix (spacecraft).

Related topics
201
Source areas
5
Connected nodes
206
Extracted relationships
31
Related term clusters
68
Bridge connections
206

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Overview · 78 topics
Mission overview · 54 topics
Mission highlights · 28 topics
Scientific payload · 25 topics
Phoenix DVD · 16 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Contractor
Lockheed Martin Space Systems
COSPAR ID
2007-034A
Declared
May 24, 2010
Instruments
InstrumentsRARobotic armRACRobotic Arm CameraTEGAThermal and Evolved Gas AnalyzerMARDIMars Descent ImagerMETMeteorological stationSSISurface Stereo ImagerMECAMicroscopy, Electro…
Landing date
May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25) 23:53:44 UTC MSD 47777 01:02 AMT MSD 47776 16:35 LMST (Sol 0) (18 years, 2 months and 27 days ago)
Landing mass
350 kg (770 lb)

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Phoenix (spacecraft)
3Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research · University of Arizona · University of Texas at Dallas
3Water on Mars · Planetary habitability · Atmosphere of Mars
3Mars Pathfinder · Viking program · Retrorocket
7Peter Smith (physicist) · Phoenix (mythology) · Mars Surveyor 2001 Lander
8Lunar and Planetary Laboratory · NASA · Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Mission overview

Scientific payload

Mission highlights

Phoenix DVD

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Advanced semantic analysis

How Phoenix (spacecraft) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Phoenix (spacecraft) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Phoenix (spacecraft) → JPL, NASA, University of Arizona Another extracted example is Phoenix (spacecraft) → Lockheed Martin Space Systems. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Phoenix (spacecraft)

Top relations

Operator · 3
Phoenix (spacecraft) → JPL, NASA, University of Arizona
Contractor · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → Lockheed Martin Space Systems
COSPAR ID · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → 2007-034A
Declared · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → May 24, 2010
Instruments · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → InstrumentsRARobotic armRACRobotic Arm CameraTEGAThermal and Evolved Gas AnalyzerMARDIMars Descent ImagerMETMeteorological stationSSISurface Stereo ImagerMECAMicroscopy, Electro…
Landing date · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → May 25, 2008 (2008-05-25) 23:53:44 UTC MSD 47777 01:02 AMT MSD 47776 16:35 LMST (Sol 0) (18 years, 2 months and 27 days ago)
Landing mass · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → 350 kg (770 lb)
Last contact · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → November 2, 2008 (2008-11-02) (17 years, 9 months and 22 days ago)
Launch date · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → August 4, 2007 (2007-08-04) 09:26 UTC (19 years and 20 days ago)
Launch mass · 1
Phoenix (spacecraft) → 670 kg (1,477 lb.)

Important terminology

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Important terminology

phoenix mars lander mission martian water ice surface soil nasa 2008 landing university used arm robotic also may would temperature

Phoenix (spacecraft) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 31 structured relationships around Phoenix (spacecraft). Examples in this analysis include Phoenix (spacecraft) → Contractor → Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Phoenix (spacecraft) → COSPAR ID → 2007-034A. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Phoenix (spacecraft)ContractorLockheed Martin Space Systems1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)COSPAR ID2007-034A1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)DeclaredMay 24, 20101.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)InstrumentsInstrumentsRARobotic armRACRobotic Arm CameraTEGAThermal and Evolved Gas AnalyzerMARDIMars Descent ImagerMETMeteorological stationSSISurface Stereo ImagerMECAMicroscopy, Electro…1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Landing dateMay 25, 2008 (2008-05-25) 23:53:44 UTC MSD 47777 01:02 AMT MSD 47776 16:35 LMST (Sol 0) (18 years, 2 months and 27 days ago)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Landing mass350 kg (770 lb)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Last contactNovember 2, 2008 (2008-11-02) (17 years, 9 months and 22 days ago)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Launch dateAugust 4, 2007 (2007-08-04) 09:26 UTC (19 years and 20 days ago)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Launch mass670 kg (1,477 lb.)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Launch siteCape Canaveral SLC-171.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)ManufacturerLockheed Martin Space Systems1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)MARDIMars Descent Imager1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)MECAMicroscopy, Electrochemistry, and Conductivity Analyzer1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)METMeteorological station1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Mission duration90 martian sols (planned) 157 martian sols (actual) 1 year, 2 months, 29 days (launch to last contact)1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Mission typeStationary lander1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)OperatorNASA1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)OperatorJPL1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)OperatorUniversity of Arizona1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Power450W, Solar array / NiH2 battery1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)RARobotic arm1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)RACRobotic Arm Camera1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)RocketDelta II 79251.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)SATCAT no.320031.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)SSISurface Stereo Imager1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)TEGAThermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer1.00infobox
Phoenix (spacecraft)Websitephoenix.lpl.arizona.edu1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Related term clusters

The concept neighborhoods around Phoenix (spacecraft) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Mars, Mission and Lander. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Phoenix (spacecraft)
    • Mars
    • Mission
    • Lander
    • Surface
    • Nasa
    • Used
    • Launch
    • Martian
    • Spacecraft
    • Camera
    • Atmosphere
    • Sol
  • university of arizona
    • University
    • Solar
    • Camera
    • Nasa
    • Tega
    • Launch
    • Mission
    • Instruments
    • Built
    • Robotic
    • Arm
    • Lander
  • martian soil
    • Wet
    • Atmosphere
    • Tega
    • Designed
    • Surface
    • Would
    • Soil
    • Sol
    • Ice
    • Two
    • Solar
    • Phoenix
  • thermal conductivity
    • Wet
    • Chemistry
    • Soil
    • Robotic
    • Launch
    • Designed
    • Temperature
    • Mission
    • Also
    • Landing
    • Surface
    • Tega
  • electrical conductivity
    • Wet
    • Chemistry
    • Soil
    • Robotic
    • Launch
    • Designed
    • Temperature
    • Mission
    • Also
    • Landing
    • Surface
    • Tega
  • robotic arm
    • Robotic
    • Wet
    • Camera
    • Chemistry
    • Soil
    • Sol
    • Landing
    • Tega
    • Conductivity
    • Sample
    • Microscope
    • Surface
  • dry ice
    • Water
    • Would
    • Atmosphere
    • Martian
    • Surface
    • Dust
    • Mars
    • Landing
    • Lander
    • Sol
    • Temperature
    • May
  • north polar ice cap
    • Water
    • Would
    • Atmosphere
    • Martian
    • Surface
    • Dust
    • Mars
    • Landing
    • Lander
    • Sol
    • Temperature
    • May

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Phoenix (spacecraft), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Phoenix (spacecraft) with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Phoenix (spacecraft) — Overview · splits 128 ⟂ 79
Phoenix (spacecraft) — Mission overview · splits 152 ⟂ 55
Phoenix (spacecraft) — Mission highlights · splits 178 ⟂ 29
Phoenix (spacecraft) — Scientific payload · splits 181 ⟂ 26
Phoenix (spacecraft) — Phoenix DVD · splits 190 ⟂ 17

Map overview Semantic statistics

Phoenix (spacecraft)

Nodes207
Edges206
Triples31
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.009662
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Phoenix (spacecraft) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Art, Mission overview & Scientific payload, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Phoenix (spacecraft) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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