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25 May 2008, 7:45 pm.
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Filed under Science.
Phoenix Lander Touches Down on Mars
PASADENA, Calif. — NASA’s Phoenix spacecraft has landed near Mars’ north pole for a 90-day digging mission.
Mission control at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory celebrated after the Phoenix Mars Lander signaled back that it had survived Sunday’s fiery entry.
Phoenix will be the first spacecraft to study the Martian arctic plains. Unlike NASA’s mobile twin rovers, the lander will stay in one spot. It will use its robotic arm to dig into the permafrost to determine if the polar environment has the ingredients needed for life to emerge.
And courtesy of Texas Fred in honor of this special occasion:
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Marvin was waiting with his Illudium PU-36 Explosive Space Modulator and the ACME Disintegration Pistol and his Faithful Side-kick: Commander K-9…
I love Marvin the Martian