Article: NASA probe set to deliver Martian soil to its wet chemistry laboratory

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Washington, June 25 -- NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has repositioned its robotic arm slightly and is now poised to deliver Martian soil to its wet chemistry laboratory.

Sample delivery and analysis is planned today, which happens to be the 30th Martian day of the mission.

Phoenix is to perform the first-ever wet-chemistry experiment on polar Martian terrain, testing the soil for salts, acidity and other characteristics.

The wet chemistry laboratory is part of the suite of tools called the Microscopy, Electrochemistry and Conductivity Analyzer, or MECA.

Stickiness of the soil at the Phoenix site has presented challenges ...

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