Phoenix Lander sees snow falling on Mars
Monday, September 29, 2008 - 14:56
in Astronomy & Space
WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says its Phoenix Mars Lander has detected snow falling from Martian clouds, vaporizing before reaching the planet's surface.
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