Phoenix probe 'finds ice' on Mars

Iain Thomson
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Frozen water just under the surface, says Mission Control

Phoenix has been heating the soil in an attempt to find water vapour The Phoenix probe may have achieved its objective of finding ice in the Martian polar region. Phoenix has been digging up ...

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