NASA lost contact with the Phoenix Mars Lander for a day or so last week. Winter is fast approaching in the Martian arctic, and last week a dust storm whipped over Lander. The combination of the deepening cold and dust blocking its solar power collectors forced Lander to shut down.
It revived to send out a signal, but at some point within the next few weeks, after a remarkably successful mission, the Lander will go quiet forever.
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I have followed this mission from the day it landed on Mars, a few weeks before actually. I came across your blog through a news/blog alert with gmail, I will follow and post comments occasionally
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