Phoenix Excavator Arm

Soil excavation on Mars by the robotic arm of the Phoenix lander in 2008. Photo: NASA

A 600 million year drought wiped out life on Mars

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The engineers began disabling the Phoenix devices

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Phoenix photographed snow falling on Mars and discovered hints of water that was on the ground in the past

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90 days on Mars - Phoenix dug the deepest trench

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Now it is final - there is water on Mars

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Will Phoenix's next furnace experiment be the last?

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An experiment by the Phoenix proves: it is possible to plant vegetables in the soil of Mars

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A malfunction in Phoenix interfered with the analysis of the first samples it collected on Mars

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Phoenix: A view of the reddened pile of sand before it was baked

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NASA ordered the Phoenix spacecraft to deploy its robotic arm

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