Phoenix Mars Lander "Sees" Falling Snow
Tuesday, September 30, 2008 - 08:21
in Astronomy & Space
The NASA craft recorded ice crystals coming from clouds and found evidence of soil minerals that support Mars's history as a watery world, researchers announced.
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