Phoenix's Digging Mission Postponed

The mission controllers of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander decided to delay the beginning of the digging operations for a day in order to better learn how to scoop samples of soil from the Martian surface. The lander was scheduled to start gathering soil sample for analysis today, but they de... [ read more >> ]

Image of the TEGA instrument. You can see how one of the analyzer slots has the doors open

Image comment: Image of the TEGA instrument. You can see how one of the analyzer slots has the doors open
Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Image of the TEGA instrument. You can see how one of the analyzer slots has the doors open