Phoenix team happy with rasp results, plan for weekend sampling
Phoenix Mars lander spacecraft controllers at the University of Arizona are preparing for a quick series of maneuvers as early as this weekend that they hope will allow them to collect a sample of what they believe is icy soil and get it into one of their test ovens for analysis before it sublimates...
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