Phoenix Mars Lander

The stationary platform will dig into frozen Martian soil to search for signs of water and other ingredients for life.

SOURCE: NASA image | GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - May 19, 2008

This Story An Icy Dig in Search of Signs of Life on Mars Article \| The search for life on Mars will resume in earnest next Sunday if NASA's Phoenix spacecraft lands as planned on the icy fringe of the planet's north pole. Transcript: Science: Search for Life on Mars An Old-Fashioned Descent Phoenix Mars Lander		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: NASA image \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - May 19, 2008 ¬es=The stationary platform will dig into frozen Martian soil to search for signs of water and other ingredients for life." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: NASA image \| GRAPHIC: The Washington Post - May 19, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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