Filed under: newsIt's official: the Phoenix Lander has discovered ice on Mars. A few days ago, the lander exposed some bright white chunks of material while retrieving a soil sample. These spots have since disappeared over the following days, suggesting they've melted. An additional trench found a hard layer at the same depth as the original ice. The spacecraft team has been dealing with some data storage issues as well and will be pushing a software patch soon.Read | Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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