Phoenix Lander Touches Down Near Mars's North Pole

Monday, May 26, 2008 - 08:28 in Astronomy & Space

The craft is now the first to successfully land near a Martian pole and should soon begin collecting samples to determine whether the red planet was once habitable.

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