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Phoenix Mars Lander Updates

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the still-no-water-yet dept.

spandex_panda writes "There are a few pictures of the Mars Lander on the ground — you can see its parachute and its heat shield a few kilometers away, too. There's a very cool looking picture of it floating down, actually captured while it's in the air with its parachute out!" We also have a YouTube video all about the robot arm that will dig down and probably find a groundhog who we all hope will see his shadow.

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  1. Re:This might be a dumb question... by Hatta · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Mars does have an atmosphere. It's less dense than Earth's, but it's also a thicker layer.

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  2. Jimmy Hoffa by cgfsd · · Score: 0, Redundant

    The Mars rover just might finally find the body of Jimmy Hoffa while digging.