Pheonix lander looking for some sun

On Tuesday the Pheonix Mars Lander will be making position adjustments to allow for its solar panels to recieve more energy from the sun. Since its departure last August, the solar panels had not been pointed at the sun. It wasn't pointed at the sun because of how close it was to the sun's power, which would have caused problems to the electrical systems of the spacecraft. It is recieving less power from the sun as it moves further way on its 423 million jouney to Mars. The thursters will be ignited for a few seconds so that the spacecraft can move into more direct sunlight.