Trenching Sets Up Phoenix For More Sampling

Credit: PLANETARY SOCIETY, NASA/JPL UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA/TEXAS A&M
The Phoenix Mars lander will begin the second half of August ready for a new series of samples for its wet-chemistry and organic-detection instruments from recently groomed or newly dug trenches. Over the week of Aug. 11, controllers here have used the robotic arm to enlarge the Cupboard Trench...

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