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Old 05-26-2008, 03:39 PM
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Default Re: Mars Lander tonight Live on CNN @ 1900 HRS.

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Originally Posted by saltwn View Post
Little green men took the picture.
You're welcome, I'm sure, but cnredd, moved you to this location.
Well he knows I am greatful and sorry to have made him do the work. I need to be more aware. lol

Found this the site has more pixs and video.

Spacecraft reveals look at Mars' polar region By ALICIA CHANG, AP Science Writer
2 hours, 39 minutes ago

Spacecraft reveals look at Mars' polar region - Yahoo! News

PASADENA, Calif. - NASA's newest outpost in the solar system is a polygon-cracked terrain in Mars' northern polar region believed to hold a reservoir of ice beneath.

Hours after the Phoenix Mars Lander softly landed Sunday in the Martian arctic plains, it dazzled scientists with the first-ever glimpse of the Red Planet's high northern latitudes.

A flood of images sent back by Phoenix revealed a landscape similar to what can be found in Earth's permafrost regions — geometric patterns in the soil likely related to the freezing and thawing of ground ice.

"This is a scientist's dream, right here on this landing site," principal investigator Peter Smith of the University of Arizona, Tucson said in a post-landing news conference.

Phoenix landed on Mars after a 10-month, 422 million-mile journey. After a week checking out its science instruments, the lander will begin a 90-day digging mission to study whether the northern polar region possesses the raw ingredients needed for life to emerge.

This too, at least the head gear is green. We have much to learn... lol
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