Phoenix Mars Lander Digs Deeper as Third Month Nears End

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Digging by NASAs Phoenix Mars Lander on Aug. 23 2008 during the 88th sol (Martian day) since landing reached a depth about three times greater than in any trench Phoenix has excavated. Image credit: NASAJPL-CaltechUniversity of ArizonaTexas AM Univer ...
Digging by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander on Aug. 23, 2008, during the 88th sol (Martian day) since landing, reached a depth about three times greater than in any trench Phoenix has excavated. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A&M University
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The next sample of Martian soil being grabbed for analysis is coming from a trench about three times deeper than any other trench NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has dug.


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