[edwardsdj (Doug)]

Originally Posted by iceman

Wow, check out the current image on the Pheonix mission main page:

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ph...-20080526.html

Shows Pheonix parachuting down to the surface as captured by the Mars Orbiter. That is absolutely amazing!

That is a truely amazing image. The technology just keeps getting better and better.

I wonder how long it will be before imaging a spacecraft during the decent phase on Mars will be possible by amateurs