Phoenix Lander Near Death On Mars

The Phoenix Mars lander is near shutdown as sunlight at its arctic landing site is no longer enough to provide solar array power to charge its batteries daily. Loss of the lander in November or earlier has always been expected, following a successful mission that began with its landing May 25...

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