What is Phoenix (spacecraft)?
[[File:Phoenix_Lander_small.jpg|thumb]] '''Phoenix''' was a robotic spacecraft on a space exploration mission on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] to search [[water]] and [[extraterrestrial life|life there]] under the Mars Scout Program.It was launched from Florida on 4 Aug 2007 and landed safely on Mars on 25 May 2008. Mission scientists used instruments aboard the lander to search for environments suitable for [[microorganism|microbial]] life on Mars, and to research the history of water there. It found that there was water in the soil on Mars. The mission ended on November 10, 2008. {{Mars spacecraft}} {{Mars}} {{science-stub}} [[Category:NASA spacecraft]] [[Category:Spacecrafts launched in 2000s]] [[Category:2007 in technology]]