Mars lander has trouble getting sample in oven

July 27th, 2008 in Space & Earth / Space Exploration

(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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