Phoenix inspects delivered soil samples

Saturday, June 14, 2008 - 07:42 in Astronomy & Space

New observations from NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander provide the most magnified view ever seen of Martian soil, showing particles clumping together even at the smallest visible scale. In the past two days, two instruments on the lander deck - a microscope and a bake-and-sniff analyser - have begun inspecting soil samples delivered by the scoop on Phoenix's Robotic Arm...

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