Coming in third was the solar-powered Phoenix lander, which generated around 1,800 ... have hurt the spacecraft's ability to get enough power from its solar arrays, and landing near rocks could ...

The lander will now be left to the Martian elements. Storms may clear dust from the remaining solar arrays, Goldstein added, but with Phoenix's parts broken, there is no hope that power will be ...

a science team member for Phoenix and HiRISE. This ice has the potential to bury the lander’s solar panels or even break them, rendering them unable to supply power to the lander. Jet Propulsion ...

The Phoenix Lander over the weekend successfully weathered a regional dust storm that temporarily lowered its solar power, and the team is back investigating the Red Planet's northern plains.

NASA and JPL said Monday they were formally closing down the Phoenix ... the lander was active. The images show that the lander is smaller and darker than before, suggesting that the solar arrays ...

PASADENA, California -- The Phoenix Lander has successfully ... panels have deployed fully. Without the solar panels the lander would have run out of power within a few hours.

The new photos of Phoenix, sent by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, indicate that the lander has suffered severe ice damage to at least one of its solar panels, NASA officials said Monday.