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  Phoenix Mars Mission - Home
The Phoenix Mars Mission, scheduled for launch in August 2007, is the first in NASA's "Scout Program." Scouts are designed to be highly innovative and relatively low-cost complements to major missions being planned as part of the agency's Mars Exploration Program.
The Phoenix Mission is led by Principal Investigator Peter H. Smith of The University of Arizona, supported by a science team of CO-Is,
International contributions for Phoenix are provided by the Canadian Space Agency, the University of Neuchatel (Switzerland), the University of Copenhagen, and the Max Planck Institute in Germany.
phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu   (281 words)

  
  Phoenix, Arizona - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phoenix /ˈfiːˌnɪks/ is the state capital of Arizona, and was incorporated as a city on February 25, 1881.
Phoenix was incorporated with a population of approximately 2,500, and on May 3, 1881, Phoenix held its first city election, in which Judge John T. Alsap defeated James D. Monihon, 127 to 107, to become the city's first Mayor.
The Phoenix area is surrounded by the McDowell Mountains to the northeast, the White Tank Mountains to the west, the Superstition Mountains far to the east, and the Sierra Estrella to the southwest.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phoenix,_Arizona   (7234 words)

  
 Phoenix, Arizona - Encyclopedia Of Stupid
Phoenix is the capital of Arizona, which was the last of the lower 48 states to achieve statehood in 1912, it being too damn hot to think about statehood much.
Phoenix will be the first up against the wall when the the revolution comes.
It rains in Phoenix roughly three times a year, but each of these monsoon storms is enough to flood most of the metropolitan area and cause every single driver to forget everything he or she ever learned.
www.encyclopediaofstupid.com /stupid/index.php/Phoenix,_Arizona   (266 words)

  
 Phoenix
In Ancient Egypt the phoenix was a symbol of the solar cycle and was associated with the town of Heliopolis.
The phoenix was regarded as sacred to the sun, and the length of its life (500 to 1000 years) was taken as a standard for measuring the motion of the heavenly bodies and also the cycles of time used in the Mysteries to designate the periods of existence.
To the ancient mystics the phoenix was a most appropriate symbol of the immortality of the human soul, for just as the phoenix was reborn out of its own dead self seven times seven, so again and again the spiritual nature of man rises triumphant from his dead physical body.
www.winshop.com.au /annew/Phoenix.html   (2165 words)

  
 Phoenix (spacecraft) Encyclopedia Article @ LaunchBase.com (Launch Base)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Phoenix is a planned multi-agency Mars lander, headed by the University of Arizona, under the direction of NASA, scheduled to launch in August 2007.
Phoenix is scheduled to land in May 2008 in the planet's water-ice-rich northern polar region.
Phoenix is a partnership of universities, NASA centers, and the aerospace industry.
www.launchbase.com /encyclopedia/Phoenix_(spacecraft)   (1330 words)

  
 Phoenix 0.5 (Naples) Release Notes and FAQ
Phoenix is a redesign of the Mozilla browser component, similar to Galeon, K-Meleon and Camino™, but written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform.
Many bugs with the download sidebar have been fixed, including a bunch of cases where downloads remained in the "current downloads" section forever, a bug that caused -1 to be displayed as the progress, and a bug that prevented the progress of downloads with foreign characters in their names from being updated.
Phoenix 0.6 is scheduled to be released sometime in April.
www.mozilla.com /firefox/releases/0.5.html   (1740 words)

  
 Phoenix
In ancient Greek and Egyptian mythology, the phoenix is a mythical bird and associated with the Egyptian sun-god Re and the Greek Phoibos (Apollo).
It is associated with the Egyptian Benu, the Garuda of the Hindus, and the Chinese Feng-huang.
Judaic lore mentions that the phoenix achieved its unique status as an immortal bird because it refrained from bothering the overburdened Noah during the Flood voyage (Sanh.
www.pantheon.org /articles/p/phoenix.html   (243 words)

  
 Phoenix
Phoenix is a cryogenic, long slit, high resolution infrared spectrograph designed for used at the f/15 focus of the KPNO 2.1-m, the KPNO and CTIO 4-m and the Gemini 8-m telescopes.
Phoenix was designed and built at NOAO-Tucson to extend photon limited, high resolution, spectroscopy into the 1-5 micron region of the infrared.
Phoenix uses an Aladdin 512x1024 InSb array as the detector and is operable throughout the range of sensitivity of InSb, 1-5 microns.
www.noao.edu /usgp/phoenix/phoenix.html   (1443 words)

  
 Mars Exploration: Missions
Named for the resilient mythological bird, Phoenix uses a lander that was intended for use by 2001's Mars Surveyor lander prior to its cancellation.
To analyze soil samples collected by the robotic arm, Phoenix will carry an "oven" and a "portable laboratory." Selected samples will be heated to release volatiles that can be examined for their chemical composition and other characteristics.
NASA has selected the University of Arizona "Phoenix" mission for launch in 2007 as what is hoped will be the first in a new line of smaller competed "Scout" missions in the agency's Mars Exploration Program.
mars.jpl.nasa.gov /missions/future/phoenix.html   (489 words)

  
 Phoenix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Phoenix (Iliad), a character in the Iliad, tutor of Achilles and father of Adonis; or a different character in Greek mythology, brother of Europa and Cadmus
The Phoenix Islands, a sparsely populated island chain in Kiribati
Phoenix, the handle of Nahshon Even-Chaim, the first major computer hacker to be arrested by Australian Federal Police after intruding into US defense and nuclear weapons research computer systems
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Phoenix   (721 words)

  
 Phoenix, Ariz.
Phoenix was incorporated as a city in 1881 and was made the territorial capital in 1889.
And Phoenix continues to be one of the fastest growing cities in the U.S.; between 1990 and 2000, its population increased another 34%, to 1.3 million.
phoenix, in mythology - phoenix, fabulous bird that periodically regenerated itself, used in literature as a symbol of...
www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0108583.html   (459 words)

  
 Phoenix Rising: Mythical Creature, Phoenix Bird Mythology, Myth Beast
The phoenix was also compared to undying Rome, and it appears on the coinage of the late Roman Empire as a symbol of the Eternal City.
The Chinese phoenix was thought to have the beak of a cock, the face of a swallow, the neck of a snake, the breast of a goose, the back of a tortoise, hindquarters of a stag and the tail of a fish.
The Ho-Oo is the Japanese phoenix, the Ho being the male bird and the Oo being the female.
www.mythicalrealm.com /creatures/phoenix.html   (1366 words)

  
 Phoenix   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
According to mythology, the Phoenix was a bird of incredible beauty who would live for 500 years.
The Phoenix would then be consumed by the fire, but a small worm would emerge from the fire and grow into another Phoenix.
The region & culture of Phoenicia were given that name because of their famous Tyrian purple dye made out of rotted molluscs, altho' the Phoenicians were the direct descendents of the Canaanites and "kenani" means dark red in Canaanite & may have refered to sunburned complexions.
www.astro.wisc.edu /~dolan/constellations/constellations/Phoenix.html   (149 words)

  
 Phoenix, City in Arizona - DesertUSA
Phoenix, the capital of Arizona, is located on the upper edge of the Sonoran Desert.
Phoenix was surveyed and lots were established within the 96 blocks of the townsite.
Phoenix remained a small farming community until the 1930s when tourism began to flourish due to the warm climate and healthy environment.
www.desertusa.com /Cities/az/city_phoenixAZ.html   (604 words)

  
 Phoenix restaurant Hong Kong, gastropub, pub food with a difference
We realise that one of the features that has made The Phoenix so popular over the years has been our BYO policy, so we are happy to continue to support this by allowing customers to bring their own wine subject only to a corkage charge of $125 per 75cl bottle.
The Phoenix is open from 4.00pm to 11.00pm from Monday to Thursday, from 11.30am onwards on Friday, and from 9.00am to 11.00pm on Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays.
The Phoenix is part of the HK Dining Ltd group of restaurants
www.hkdining.com /phoenix   (386 words)

  
 Phoenix Travel Information | Lonely Planet Destination Guide
Let there be no mistake, Phoenix is a city in the sun, and no luxurious trappings are going to keep you from breaking a sweat.
Although it's the largest city in the southwest, Phoenix's greatest attraction is the land that surrounds it: a vast expanse of untamed desert.
As the state capital, Phoenix is as modern as any American metropolis, with an active arts scene and a brisk economy.
www.lonelyplanet.com /worldguide/destinations/north-america/usa/phoenix   (226 words)

  
 Phoenix
The main feature of the phoenix is that it is reborn through fire: when it gets old it will make a nest (sometimes of myrrh) and set it on fire.
The phoenix will be consumed in the flames, but will be reborn out of the ashes.
There is only one Phoenix at a time; it lives for many years (accounts vary from 500, 540, 1000 or 1460 years.) No person has ever seen this bird eat.
www.eaudrey.com /myth/phoenix.htm   (845 words)

  
 SPACE.com -- Phoenix Mars Lander: Getting Down and Dirty On the Red Planet
Phoenix is headed for liftoff in August 2007, cruise across the vacuum void for 10 months and set itself down on the red planet in late May 2008.
When Phoenix is either at an altitude of 39 feet (12 meters) or traveling at 7.9 feet per second (2.4 meters per second) the spacecraft starts traveling at a constant velocity.
Phoenix is to drop itself down on the high northern latitudes of Mars.
www.space.com /businesstechnology/060404_phoenix_tech.html   (1405 words)

  
 NASA - Phoenix Mission
One of the many critical aspects of the Phoenix mission will be getting the spacecraft safely through Mars' atmosphere and down to the surface.
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander today accomplished the first and largest of six course corrections planned during the spacecraft's flight from Earth to Mars.
NASA's Phoenix Mars Mission blasted off Saturday, aiming for a May 25, 2008, arrival at the Red Planet and a close-up examination of the surface of the northern polar region.
www.nasa.gov /mission_pages/phoenix/main   (259 words)

  
 fUSION Anomaly. Phoenix
The phoenix consumed itself by fire every 500 years, and a new phoenix sprang from its ashes.
Phoenix (city, Arizona), capital city of Arizona, located on the Salt River in the south central part of the state.
The name of the city, Phoenix, as Richard Hoagland also pointed out, interestingly is the name of the mythical bird which represents the ‘sun’ and is closely associated with the "City of the Sun", Heliopolis.
fusionanomaly.net /phoenix.html   (1519 words)

  
 ESPN.com: Phoenix Coyotes Clubhouse   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
On a day the Phoenix Coyotes announced an ownership change, head coach Wayne Gretzky on Thursday remained noncommittal about returning for a second season behind the bench.
Two owners of the Phoenix Coyotes are splitting their partnership in the parent company of the NHL team and the Westgate City Center development complex around Glendale Arena.
Phoenix Coyotes goalie Curtis Joseph, right, is congratulated by Paul Mara, left, and Derek Morris, center, afer...
sports.espn.go.com /nhl/clubhouse?team=pho   (316 words)

  
 Japanese Phoenix
Phoenix are descendants of the chickens that are seen in Japanese illustrations, which bear tails of 15 to 20 feet or longer.
The one our Phoenix most resembles is the Onagadori, except that the birds in the US rarely get any great length to their tails.
She could steal (that's jargon for hide) a nest with the best of 'em and raised plenty of broods of chicks, some planned by me and some from stolen nests.
www.feathersite.com /Poultry/CGP/Phoen/BRKPhoenix.html   (397 words)

  
 MarvelDirectory.com
But then Phoenix fell victim to psychic manipulation by Mastermind, who was attempting to prove his worthiness to become a member of the Inner Circle of the Hellfire Club by mesmerizing Phoenix into becoming its new Black Queen.
Phoenix finally freed herself of Mastermind's control, but was unable to prevent the dark side of Grey's personality with the full power of the phoenix-force behind it, from overwhelming her, not having had the training necessary to repress it.
When Phoenix committed suicide, it was acting exactly as Grey herself would have done under the circumstances, since it had endowed itself with an exact copy of Grey's personality.
www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/j/jeangrey.htm   (1937 words)

  
 Phoenix 0.1 (Pescadero) release Notes and FAQ
Phoenix is a redesign of the Mozilla browser component, similar to Galeon, K-Meleon and Chimera, but written using the XUL user interface language and designed to be cross-platform.
The Phoenix browser has a fresh new look that combines the stylish icons of the Orbit theme with respect for the system colors/skins/fonts of the Mozilla Classic theme.
The Phoenix team are already hard at work on the Phoenix 0.2 release, targetted for October 1st, in which they plan to deliver more great features including:
www.mozilla.com /firefox/releases/0.1.html   (1694 words)

  
 Phoenix (1998)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
This is not the case with Phoenix however.
The whole police officer-gambling junky angle is different - Liotta as the lead carries it off well and Phoenix is just all around better than most cop boilers I've seen in the last six months.
Phoenix is just a well filmed, nicely acted piece of work from director Danny Cannon who makes amends for the theatrical bomb Judge Dredd.
www.imdb.com /title/tt0119892   (366 words)

  
 Phoenix News
The Legislature's plan to criminalize the presence of illegal immigrants in the state is promoted as a way to lessen Arizona's vast border problems, but it also is drawing opposition from many of the local...
A Phoenix man ended up with a bullet in the back after being stopped by Tolleson police for making an illegal left turn, according to an investigative report.
Two days after a big immigration march in Phoenix, the Arizona Legislature on Wednesday approved legislation to make illegal immigrants subject to the state's criminal trespassing law.
www.topix.net /phoenix   (710 words)

  
 Icy Phoenix
Icy Phoenix is an open source project, and anyone who is willing to give his own contribution on a stable basis then may apply to join the Team.
First of all I would like to point out that Icy Phoenix is distributed under the GNU GPL, because it is based on phpBB which is distributed under the same license and requires that all its derived product are released under the same license.
The result is that Icy Phoenix is something more than just a premodded: files structure has been redesigned, overall CMS and blocks features let users customize existing pages as well as new pages, extended caching system to speed up sites navigation, more...
www.icyphoenix.com   (4357 words)

  
 Phoenix Arizona CVB Travel Center : Hotels, Resorts & Golf in Greater Phoenix AZ
Phoenix Arizona CVB Travel Center : Hotels, Resorts & Golf in Greater Phoenix AZ Welcome to Greater Phoenix!
In Greater Phoenix, you'll find everything from world-class hotels and resorts and fine dining to exhilarating adventure, breath-taking golf courses, trendy shopping, modern nightlife and enriching culture.
Whether you are planning a trip to Phoenix for business or pleasure, or even looking to move here, the Greater Phoenix Convention & Visitors Bureau is here to assist you.
www.visitphoenix.com   (86 words)

  
 Phoenix College
Area on Phoenix College Campus Named in Honor of Congressman and Wife
Phoenix College • 1202 W. Thomas Road • Phoenix, Arizona 85013 • 602-285-7500
Phoenix College and the Maricopa Community Colleges are EEO/AA institutions.
www.pc.maricopa.edu   (270 words)

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