Mars lander told to dig up samples for analysis

Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 17:56 in Astronomy & Space

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Phoenix Mars lander has been instructed to scoop up and analyze its first samples from the planet's polar region to help determine if conditions were ever suitable for life, mission scientists said on Wednesday.

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