Phoenix Digs Its First Scoop

Phoenix Mars Lander, designed to carry NASA's 420 million US dollar three month mission to the Red Planet, which touched down on the surface just a little over a week ago, made its first dig test in the Martian soil on Sunday with the 2.4 meter long robotic arm, revealing bright white bi... [ read more >> ]

Image of the material dug up by Phoenix showing possible traces of water ice

Image comment: Image of the material dug up by Phoenix showing possible traces of water ice
Image credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona

Image of the material dug up by Phoenix showing possible traces of water ice