Phoenix Mars Lander Prepares Critical First Samples
Credit: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
The Phoenix Mars north polar lander is to complete the baking of its first surface soil sample at up to 1,800F this week in an initial search for organic clues to Martian life. This first sample is to be processed following its planned delivery by robotic arm to the Thermal and Evolved Gas Analyzer...
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