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PIA07247: Phoenix Mission Lander on Mars, Artist's Concept
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The Phoenix Mission, slated for launch in August 2007, is the first
project in NASA's openly competed program of Mars Scout missions. The
mission's plan is to land in icy soils near the north polar permanent ice
cap of Mars and explore the history of the water in these soils and any
associated rocks, while monitoring polar climate. The spacecraft and its
instruments are designed to analyze samples collected from up to a
half-meter (20 inches) deep by a robotic arm. The arm extends forward in
this artist's concept of the lander on Mars.
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NASA/JPL
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