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Pasadena, CA

Jul 16, 2008

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander To Begin Rasping Frozen Layer

A powered rasp on the back of the robotic arm scoop of NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is being tested for the first time on Mars in gathering sample shavings of ice.

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