WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- The U.S. space agency says its Mars Phoenix Lander has delivered a "bonus round" to the mission's goal of analyzing soil in at least three of its ovens.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration said the lander's robotic arm delivered soil into oven six of its thermal and evolved-gas analyzer, or TEGA, last week NASA said the delivery was a "bonus" for Phoenix, since the mission goal of filling and analyzing soil in at least three of the ovens had been satisfied. Six of eight ovens have now been used.