repulsewarrior
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| Posted: Sat Jun 07, 2008 3:53 am Post subject: Phoenix lander scoops up first sample of Mars dirt |
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Quote: The Phoenix lander has scooped up its first, cup-sized sample of Martian dirt for analysis, kicking off the spacecraft's primary science mission of searching for water or signs of life on the Red Planet.
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSN0438666420080606?feedType=nl&feedName=usmorningdigest&sp=true
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The lander has already returned the highest-resolution pictures ever taken of dust and sand on the surface of another planet. It used an optical microscope that showed particles as small as one-tenth the diameter of a human hair. |
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