So far, most of the photos sent by the Phoenix Lander (on Mars) are black and white (or bad false-color images). So . . . here are some good false color images from the Phoenix Lander, colorized and processed by me at Timbotron Heavy Industries Imaging Laboratories:

The barren circumpolar plains – the landing site of the Phoenix Lander.

A vertical cross-section of the horizon and terrain around the lander; a solar panel of the lander fully deployed.

An image of the Phoenix Lander sailing downward through Mars’s atmosphere (you can see the parachute), photo taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter; an image of the Lander’s footpad in Martian soil.

Bonus Round: Cool animation of the Phoenix Lander’s descent.

Tags: events, original research, outerspace, photography
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