Michigan on Mars Releases
- 10/16/08 College of Engineering
Space Physics Research Lab turns 60 - 06/13/08 College of Engineering
U-M scientist to speak at NASA Mars lander press briefing - 06/02/08 College of Engineering
U-M simulations predicted Mars lander would hit subsurface - 06/14/07 College of Engineering
U-M scientists simulate the effects of blowing Mars dust on NASA's Phoenix lander, due for August launch - 07/31/06 College of Engineering
Mars surface probably can't support life
Michigan on Mars
11/07/2008 College of Engineering
College of Engineering researchers were closely involved in the Mars Phoenix Lander mission. Phoenix was studying the history of water on the Red Planet and looking for organic material—the building blocks of life. Nilton Renno, a professor in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Space Sciences, was a co-investigator on the mission. Manish Mehta, a Ph.D. student in the same department, performed tests to help mission officials plan the landing. Phoenix landed on Mars May 25, 2008. It accomplished its main science goals during the three months originally planned as its prime mission, then continued operating for over five months. As winter set in, the craft shut down. It was solar-powered and it couldn't get enough sunlight.
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