Phoenix Lander Shakes Up Martian Theories
Credit: UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA/NASA JPL
Unique Martian soil characteristics found at the Phoenix north polar landing site are slowing initial sample processing by a week, but also providing a scientific windfall. Researchers have never seen soil like this at the five other NASA Mars landing sites, so the discovery left both the lander and...
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