WASHINGTON (Reuters) - NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has scooped up a little dirt, scientists said on Sunday, a first step towards sampling the Martian soil for ice -- and the potential for life.
The lander then took a picture of the footprint-shaped impression its robotic arm scoop left on its trial run, NASA said.
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