Phoenix Team Tries To Move Rock With Robotic Arm

NASA’s Mars Phoenix lander is using its robotic arm to try to move a rock and allow examination of the soil underneath. Dubbed “Headless,” the rock is on the lander’s north side and is about the size and shape of a videotape, according to NASA. “We don’t know whether we can do this until we try,”...

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