NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander lands on Mars May 25

"NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander enlarged the "Snow White" trench and scraped up little piles of icy soil on Saturday, June 28, the 33rd Martian day, or sol, of the mission."

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probably 2020

 

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I dont get it...Mars Odyssey 2001 already confirmed with its neutron scattering equipment that water is present on mars as ice...we all know it...so why all the big cheers now? just because they took a close picture of it?

 

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I dont believe it...cite please

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Hey I searched for alkaline plants here on Earth and found this: http://www.demesne.info/Garden-Help/Solutions/Soil/Alkaline-Soils.htm

basically these will grow on Mars...with water and temperature of course...

notice: aloe and asparagus will do well.

 

That list doesn't include any plants that people normally eat.

 

"Tests show the resulting mud to have a slightly alkaline pH level of between 8 and 9, comparable to sea water and favouring asparagus and the like (but, sadly for Martian tennis fans, not strawberries)."

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"The U.S. space agency says the next sample of Martian soil to be analysed by the Phoenix Mars Lander might be its last."

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"Scientists running the High Resolution Imaging Science Experiment, known as HiRISE, on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter have processed more details in an amazing image their camera captured as the Phoenix spacecraft descended through Mars' atmosphere during its landing on May 25, 2008."

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Phoenix Conductivity Probe Inserted in Martian Soil

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/phoenix/collection_16/phx20081007-500.gif (730kb, gif)

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imagine them getting Martian translated tv signals through the ground...

 

“NASA’s Mars Lander encountered some difficulties over the weekend, related to its robotic arm.”

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