Article: Lander hints at water, nutrients on Red Planet: Phoenix continues to dig and analyze soil samples.(Atom & Cosmos)

Article: Red Planet in its glory.
Gulf Daily News (Manama, Bahrain);  June 11, 2008 ;     500 words ......life-sustaining minerals on the Red Planet. Pictures from the Phoenix...within reach of the lander's robotic arm. After a nine-month journey...first use of the lander's robotic arm, which was planned for today...of soil and water ice. The robotic arm also carries a ...

Article: The Phoenix has landed, now hunt for life begins ; Riotous applause greeted the safe landing early yesterday morning of Nasa's trailblazing Phoenix Mars craft after its 10- month, 422- million mile journey to the Red Planet.
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  May 27, 2008 ;     597 words ......mile journey to the Red Planet. Scientists from Bristol...analyse water on the red planet. If we find water...tools ever used on the Red Planet, the prime aim of...instruments include a 7.7ft robotic arm that will dig down...and soil before the robotic arm ...

Article: The Phoenix has landed, now hunt for life begins ; Riotous applause greeted the safe landing early yesterday morning of Nasa's trailblazing Phoenix Mars craft after its 10-month, 422- million mile journey to the Red Planet.
Western Daily Press (Bristol UK);  May 27, 2008 ;     597 words ......mile journey to the Red Planet. Scientists from Bristol...analyse water on the red planet. If we find water...tools ever used on the Red Planet, the prime aim of...instruments include a 7.7ft robotic arm that will dig down...and soil before the robotic arm ...

Article: Phoenix Mars Lander returns images, puts tools to work on Red Planet
The Hindustan Times;  May 30, 2008 ;     438 words ......down on the surface of the Red Planet on May 26, is returning more...also freed its nearly 8-foot robotic arm, tested a laser instrument...communicated to Phoenix to rotate the robotic arm's wrist to unlatch its launch...successfully unstowed the robotic arm. In fact, ...

Article: Roving around the red planet.
Odyssey;  May 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......valuable geology information about the Red Planet. Robots in the Field Basically...Crisp. Science instruments on a robotic arm will select and examine specimens...later, each will arrive at the Red Planet. Parachutes will slow each Rover...

Article: Icy Red Planet.
Science News for Kids;  August 6, 2008 ;     392 words ......frozen water on the Red Planet suggests that life could...touching down, the lander's robotic arm dug a trench called...exists anywhere on the Red Planet. Now, we have finally...of water ice on the Red Planet, they can begin to investigate...

Article: Phoenix Mars Lander discovers possible ice on Red Planet
The Hindustan Times;  June 1, 2008 ;     238 words ......down on the surface of the Red Planet on May 26, has discovered...in an image that Phoenix's robotic arm camera took underneath the...University, co-investigator for the robotic arm. According to Arvidson, "We'...including color data, from the robotic arm camera. We ...

Article: ASI delivers robotic arm for NASA'S Mars Phoenix.(Alliance Spacesystems Inc)
Quality;  June 1, 2006 ;     362 words ...PASADENA, CA -- A new robotic arm destined to dig deep into Mars' polar...Phoenix lander, due for launch to the Red Planet next year. It will be the first trenching...Fradet, ASI president and CEO. The robotic arm for Phoenix works like a mini-backhoe...mission scientists anticipate ...

Article: Searching for habitability on Red Planet: Phoenix will dredge the Martian landscape with its robotic arm and onboard instruments.(STORY ONE)
Science News;  May 24, 2008 ;     700+ words ......it the first craft to land on the Red Planet's north polar region and the first...386-million Phoenix Mars Lander features a robotic arm--similar to a backhoe--that will...searching for an existing habitat on the Red Planet, Phoenix revives an endeavor attempted...billion. ...

Article: Beagle2 takes a spin down to Red Planet.(News)
Daily Post (Liverpool, England);  December 20, 2003 ;     416 words ......Express are due to reach the Red Planet at about the same time early...computer software to control the robotic arm of the Beagle2 probe during...set by scientists for the robotic arm, using a virtual computer...University working on Beagle2's robotic arm (mainpicture) ...

Article: 'Phoenix' Land Rover Set for Red Planet Exploration
NPR Morning Edition;  August 3, 2007 ;     671 words ......Phoenix' Land Rover Set for Red Planet Exploration Host: RENEE MONTAGNE...Phoenix will touch down on the Red Planet sometime in the afternoon...Phoenix is equipped with a robotic arm. Mr. SMITH: The question...beneath the surface. The robotic arm is capable of ...

Article: Craft's Mars study begins; Phoenix parachutes to Red Planet's surface to start 3-month mission.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  May 26, 2008 ;     700+ words ......three-month mission to determine whether the Red Planet ever did, or still might, support rudimentary...Then it will deploy its 7.7-foot-long robotic arm, which will be used to dig into the...potentially for millions of years. Besides the robotic arm and mast camera, the lander's ...

Article: Mars invasion: two microprobes and a lander will descend to the Red Planet this month, seeking to solve its deepest mysteries.
Popular Science;  December 1, 1999 ;     497 words ......the first controlled touchdown on the Red Planet since the 1976 Viking landings. (The...In one key experiment, the lander's robotic arm will scoop up soil samples that will...touchdown. And a close-up camera on the robotic arm will reveal surface details as small...

Article: Phoenix Mars Lander finds possible ice on Red Planet
The Hindustan Times;  June 17, 2008 ;     262 words ......soil in the northern plains of the Red Planet. According to a report in New Scientist, Phoenix's robotic arm uncovered the white substance after...Missouri, US, head scientist for the robotic arm's activities. The Lander's arm is next...