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Phoenix Touches Down on Mars

NASA now awaits first photos of historic mission

By Neal Colgrass,  Newser Staff

Posted May 25, 2008 7:14 PM CDT

(Newser) – The Phoenix probe has landed safely on Mars' icy surface and begun its search for life, Space.com reports. Exultant NASA scientists are now awaiting a second radio signal to see how much power it has left—a critical element of the mission. And they await the probe's first snapshots. "I can't wait for even that first look at the surface," the mission's main investigator said.

This artist rendition provided by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the Phoenix lander on the arctic plains of Mars.
This artist rendition provided by NASA and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory shows the Phoenix lander on the arctic plains of Mars.   (AP Photo)
This Feb. 11, 2007 picture provided by Lockheed Martin via NASA shows the Phoenix lander on Sunday, March 25, 2008.
This Feb. 11, 2007 picture provided by Lockheed Martin via NASA shows the Phoenix lander on Sunday, March 25, 2008.   (AP Photo/Lockheed Martin via NASA)
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