A nighttime launch photo of the Phoenix spacecraft atop a Delta II rocket, streaking into the night sky with bright flames and smoke billowing behind it. The launch marks the beginning of NASA's mission to Mars to search for evidence of past or present life on the planet.

Astronomy Picture from 08/08/2007

Phoenix Rises Toward Mars

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap070808.html


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