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Stories about: polygons

Sol 4: Phoenix Exercises Its Robotic Arm, Takes Pictures After restoring communication with the Phoenix Mars Lander through the Mars Odyssey spacecraft, mission control resumed the preparation of the spacecraft for its scheduled digging mission, destined to establish whether or not Mars was ever hospitable for life. During its forth day on the surface of the Red Planet, Ph... 30 May 2008 05:11 GMT Martian Polygons Slightly Different than Expected Amongst some of the first images sent back by the Phoenix Mars Lander in the outcome of its landing on the surface of Mars on the evening of last Sunday lies this particular one, showing the now famous polygon patterns characteristic to the north polar plains of the Red Planet. In a previous article I wrote that NASA... 27 May 2008 09:41 GMT