The latest pictures from Mars show that space exploration is proceeding as planned for the Phoenix Lander. Primary focus this week is the digging being done in the Snow White Trench. The Team has been moving the soil around and seeing if they can flatten the red dirt in to layers for easier testing in the TEGA.
Several while clumps were visible in early picutures from digs in Snow White. Now, we see clearly that those white clumps have melted and left wet spots. More evidence for water it seems NASA won't make a clear claim until the TEGA results are in. Do do state now that the soil samples from the Snow Trench will show whether water is present at that location.
Here's the link to the latest Mars Mission News Release.
I was thinking about what else that white material reminded me of. It looks like snow found in a glacial ice pack here in Earth. The scoop could dig cleanly in that type of snow, and the red Maritian soil may only be dust on a big ice ball.
The Phoenix Mars Lander will provide answers that we can trust much better than our personal guesses. I is fun to guees though, It is part of the wonder of Space Exploration!
Smiles.ET
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