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“ Phoenix has given us some surprises, and I'm confident we will be pulling more gems from this trove of data for years to come ”
NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander becomes silent
United Press International
“ We decided to show the public science in action because of the extreme interest in the Phoenix mission, which is searching for a habitable environment on the northern plains of Mars ”
Perchlorate salts: a major find on Mars
United Press International
“ This is surprising since an earlier TEGA measurement of surface materials was consistent with, but not conclusive of, the presence of perchlorate ”
NASA analyzes Martian soil data
United Press International
“ Since there is no way to assess the probability of another short circuit occurring, we are taking the most conservative approach and treating the next sample to TEGA as possibly our last ”
Phoenix soil analysis might be ended
United Press International
“ The stand down is a chance for our team to rest, but Phoenix won't get a holiday ”
Phoenix soil analysis might be ended
United Press International
“ There's something very unusual about this soil, from a place on Mars we've never been before ”
Phoenix gets ready to analyze Martian soil
United Press International
“ We've had an impassioned discussion of whether that may be salts or ice or some other material even more exotic ”
Phoenix ready to begin operations on Mars
United Press International
“ We see the lack of rocks that we expected, we see the polygons that we saw from space, we don't see ice on the surface, but we think we will see it beneath the surface. It looks great to me ”
Phoenix lands, transmits images from Mars
United Press International
“ I do not feel confident. But in my heart I'm an optimist, and I think this is going to be a very successful mission ”
NASA hopes Phoenix rises to Mars landing
United Press International
“ The Phoenix mission not only studies the northern permafrost region but takes the next step in Mars exploration by determining whether this region, which may encompass as much as 25 percent of the Martian surface, is habitable ”
Phoenix mission ready for Mars landing
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