Phoenix bakes first batch of Martian soil

The Phoenix Mars lander’s organic chemistry instrument is about half way through its first multi-day/multi-temperature heating cycle in a search for water ice and organics on the Martian surface. At the same time, the lander’s robotic arm is beginning to dig deeper at one location to the left front...

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