Sunday, June 1, 2008

Mars lander seeks ice and hits a snag

This image taken by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander May 29, 2008 and released by NASA May 30 shows how exhaust from the descent engine on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander blew away surface material to reveal what scientists believe is either rock or ice (top center). REUTERS/NASA/JPL-Calech/University of Arizona/Handout (UNITED STATES) BLACK AND WHITE IMAGE. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS.There's good news and bad news from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander: It may have spotted ice, but it also suffered a short circuit in one of its scientific instruments.




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