MARS PHOENIX LANDER POINT-BY-POINT SURFACE METEOROLOGY DATA PAGE
Mars Phoenix Lander - Derived Near-Surface Temperatures and Pressures

























Mars Phoenix LIDAR mounted on the deck of the lander; both images show a simulated LIDAR 532 nm laser pulse

Above are shown measured 532 nanometer backscatter intensity, in the form of measured voltages, from Phoenix Lander LIDAR pulses values obtained during sol 109 sol of the mission. Published results (Whiteway et al, 2009, SCIENCE, July 3rd, Volume 325) for the same times illustrate the derivation of atmospheric backscatter coefficient derived from these voltage measurements. All Phoenix-measured analog backscatter voltages, at 532 nm and 1064 nm, for mission sols 1-30 are available within the DATA folder at phld_0001, the measurements for sols 31-90 are available at phld_0002, and for sols 91-150 at phld_0003. Digital counts of backscattered 532 nm photons are also available within the same DATA folders. The LIDAR data are packaged in to mission sol folders within which the analog voltage measurement files and the digital photon count files are available.
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