NASA's Phoenix gets dirt on Mars - Chicago Tribune

EiTBNASA's Phoenix gets dirt on MarsChicago Tribune - 8 hours agoBy Jeremy Manier | Tribune reporter NASA's Phoenix  probe scraped the frigid Martian ground with its robotic arm on Friday and revealed what looks like a layer of ice or perhaps bright salt just beneath the red soil.Phoenix rose to success after 1999 Mars setback Houston Chronicle170 million miles away, a path of learning and inquiry Pioneer PressArizona Daily Star - Arizona Republic - MSNBCall 214 news articles

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