First images from Phoenix Mars lander   Phoenix lands successfully     26 May 2008   ESA completed a key step in its ongoing support to NASA's Phoenix mission, when signals from the Phoenix Mars lander recorded by Mars Express were successfully received at ESA's Space Operations Centre (ESOC), Darmstadt, Germany. NASA has just made the first few images available.   The signals from Phoenix were monitored by Mars Express between 01:21 - 01:47 CEST on 26 May during the lander's critical entry, descent and landing (EDL) phase. They were received by the European spacecraft via the Mars Express Lander Communications (MELACOM) system. For more images returned by Phoenix, please see The University of Arizona's Phoenix image gallery.       The martian surface, seen by Phoenix         Surface Stereo Imager Right - Mosaic         The martian surface, seen by Phoenix        •  Space Operations & Situational Awareness (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/index.html)  •  Looking at Mars (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/index.html) More information  •  Mars Express operations (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/SEM0RMQJNVE_0.html)  •  Mars Express Science Operations Centre (http://www.rssd.esa.int/index.php?project=MARSEXPRESS)  •  Traces of Martian life: the search continues (http://www.esa.int/esa-mmg/mmg.pl?type=V &single=y &collection=Space Science &start=1 &size=b) Related articles  •  Hear Phoenix descend (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMAWQ1YUFF_0.html)  •  Mars Express supports Phoenix Mars landing (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMUVI1YUFF_0.html)  •  Timeline: Mars Express support to Phoenix landing (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Operations/SEM1941YUFF_0.html)  •  Mars Express mission controllers ready for NASA Phoenix landing (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM8KD0YUFF_index_0.html)  •  Mars Express one of three orbiters preparing for Phoenix landing (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMWMUJ26DF_0.html)  •  ESA support to NASA Phoenix highlights beneficial Mars cooperation (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMG4VE1P5F_index_0.html)  •  Interplanetary networking: ESA’s Mars Express will keep an eye on NASA’s Phoenix (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Mars_Express/SEMWNCWUP4F_0.html)  •  ESA and NASA extend ties with major new cross-support agreement (http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM5BCT4LZE_index_0.html)  •  Relays from Mars demonstrate international interplanetary networking (http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEM5S9W4QWD_exploring_0.html) Related  •  NASA's Phoenix mission (http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/main/index.html)  •  NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/jpl/home/index.html)  •  ESOC video (http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/ESOC/SEMK99SVYVE_0.html)