Scientists Believe Mars Lander Exposed Ice Crumbs

By Rick on 20 June 2008 at 6:43AM

Scientists at JPL believe NASA's Phoenix Mars lander exposed bits of ice while digging in the soil of the Martian arctic in recent days.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080620/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars

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