NASA Phoenix Lander Bakes Sample, Arm Digs Deeper

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This color-coded elevation map shows the Dodo-Goldilocks trench dug by the Robotic Arm on NASAs Phoenix Mars Lander. Image credit: NASAJPL-CaltechUniversity of ArizonaTexas AM UniversityNASA Ames Research Center
This color-coded elevation map shows the "Dodo-Goldilocks" trench dug by the Robotic Arm on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Texas A&M University/NASA Ames Research Center

One of the ovens on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander continued baking its first sample of Martian soil over the weekend, while the Robotic Arm dug deeper into the soil to learn more about white material first revealed on June 3.


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