Phoenix Landing Approaches

The University of Arizona in Tucson (Go Wildcats!) will be in charge of the Phoenix mission to Mars' arctic. Next Sunday, May 25th:

Phoenix will enter the top of the Martian atmosphere at almost 13,000 mph. In seven minutes, the spacecraft must complete a challenging sequence of events to slow to about 5 mph before its three legs reach the ground. Confirmation of the landing could come as early as 7:53 p.m. EDT, 4:53 p.m. MST.