Mars lander Phoenix struggles with soil sample - AFP

Canoe.caMars lander Phoenix struggles with soil sampleAFP - 13 hours agoWASHINGTON (AFP) - A soil sample from the Martian arctic dug up by the Phoenix probe appears to be too firmly clumped to deliver any particles into the spacecraft's main test instrument, mission experts said.Cyberspace links public to Mars mission The AgeMars lander's 1st soil sample may not be analyzed ReutersSpace Com - The Associated Press - BBC News - Gizmodoall 2,204 news articles

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