Phoenix Scoops Up Martian Soil

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This color image acquired by NASAs Phoenix Mars Landers Surface Stereo Imager shows the so-called Knave of Hearts first-dig test area to the north of the lander. Credit: NASA
This color image, acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager shows the so-called "Knave of Hearts" first-dig test area to the north of the lander. Credit: NASA

One week after landing on far-northern Mars, NASA Phoenix spacecraft lifted its first scoop of Martian soil as a test of the lander's Robotic Arm.


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