<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Bright green indicates areas with few large rocks on this shaded relief map of the area in and around the targeted landing site for NASA's Mars Phoenix Lander.
When NASA?sPhoenix Mars Lander sets down in the Martian arctic on Sunday,<wm> it won't land on Mars' polar ice cap. Instead, it lands on Phoenix Lizard Hills. That's not a mistake.
Phoenix, a robotic spacecraft that searched for signs of methane and water in polar regions.
Phoenix was launched to return the scientific data to Earth.
NASA's Phoenix Lander successfully deployed its surface instruments in 2012.
Image: Phoenix Lander on the top left; NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter on the top right.
As NASA engineers and technicians work tirelessly behind</wm> the scenes to ensure that Phoenix Lander lands safely on Phoenix Lizard Hills.
According to NASA,