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'Phoenix' team determining habitability of Mars ice

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After weeks of speculation, the UA-led Phoenix Lander sent back data last week confirming that it had found ice from water on Mars, a huge milestone for the project.

During a June 20 teleconference with reporters, Peter Smith, the mission's principal investigator, announced that images received from 'Phoenix' had confirmed that it had unearthed ice just below the Martian surface.


Posted in General on June 25th, 2008

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