A Mars Panorama from the Phoenix Lander . ... Credit Copyright: Phoenix Mission Team , NASA , JPL-Caltech , U. Arizona Explanation: If you could stand on Mars, what would you see? ... Visible in the image foreground are circular solar panels , various Phoenix instruments, rust colored rocks, a trench dug by Phoenix to probe Mars' chemical composition, a vast plateau of dirt and dirt-covered ice, and, far in the distance, the dust colored atmosphere of Mars. ... NASA Official: Jay Norris. ...