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Jun 02, 2008

Phoenix lander samples a little Martian dirt (Reuters)

View from the Surface Stereo Imager on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander shows the first impression - dubbed Yeti and shaped like a wide footprint -- made on the Martian soil by the robotic arm scoop on Sol 6, the sixth Martian day of the mission, May 31, 2008. (NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona/Handout/Reuters)Reuters - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has scooped up a little dirt, scientists said on Sunday, a first step towards sampling the Martian soil for ice -- and the potential for life.



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