Source: NASA/Phoenix Mars Lander
Phoenix's scientific team team held a press conference today to officially make their big announcement, which was fairly evident from pictures on the Phoenix website late yesterday: They found what they have been looking for. "It is with great pride and lot of joy that announce today we have found the proof that we have been seeking that show that this hard, white material is water ice," said the project's principle investigator Peter Smith. The image here shows a trench dug by Phoenix's robotic arm scoop that exposed a white area, and left a couple of small chunks of white material, which scientists thought could possibly be ice. (read more)
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