Phoenix
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Phoenix is a robotic spacecraft that landed on Mars to conduct scientific exploration as part of NASA's Mars Scout Program. It matters because it helped advance our understanding of Mars through direct investigation from the planet's surface.
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Phoenix was an uncrewed space probe that landed on the surface of Mars on May 25, 2008, and operated until November 2, 2008. Phoenix was operational on Mars for 157 sols (161 days). Its instruments were used to assess the local habitability and to research the history of water on Mars. The mission was part of the Mars Scout Program; its total cost was $420 million, including the cost of launch.