Mars lander has trouble getting sample in oven
July 27, 2008(AP) -- A sample of icy soil collected by the robotic arm of NASA's Phoenix Mars lander is apparently stuck in its scoop, foiling efforts to analyze it.
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What a profound and insightful observation by the head of the program. He must be a political appointee.