What the Mars Phoenix Lander Saw
Cory Waste / NASA-JPL / AP
Artist's Rendition
When Phoenix is fully operational, its solar panels will be deployed and a robotic arm, equipped with a camera, will dig into the soil. The arm can reach about 20 inches into the ground. It is believed that water ice lies a few inches below the surface.
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