Saturday, June 07, 2008

Phoenix Mars Lander: Starts collecting soil samples

Phoenix Mars lander has started collecting the soil samples.
This sample will be heated to about 850 degrees to detect any form of life.

Below are some of the photos taken while collecting soil samples.


http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=3298&cID=50
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=3306&cID=50
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=3304&cID=50
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=3320&cID=50
http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/images.php?gID=3239&cID=49 (color image)

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