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NASA begins releasing Martian lander's robotic arm
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Scientists began releasing the robotic arm on NASA's new Mars spacecraft on Wednesday, one day late because of a radio problem. (article 1)
Nasa's Mars lander Phoenix has unstowed its robotic arm - the key tool in its mission to test the red planet's soil for the building blocks of life. (article 2)
After a dramatic deceleration through Mars's thin atmosphere that ended with a gentle landing in welcoming rock-free terrain, NASA's Phoenix mission now stands ready to go to work. (article 7)
" Everything just worked like a charm says Barry Goldstein which ran mission control for the landing. (article 7)
The first weather reports are in from Canada's $37-million weather station on Mars, showing temperatures hitting a high of - 30 Celsius and a low of - 80. (article 14)
The red tundra of the Martian north pole has been revealed for the first time, in remarkable images captured by a Nasa spacecraft yesterday after its 423-million-mile journey ended with a perfect landing. (article 12)
The spacecraft has redundant systems to survive the failure of some components, and mission controllers have drawn up contingency plans for possible problems. (article 5)
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Source articles
- NASA begins releasing Martian lander's robotic arm (cbc.ca, 05/29/2008, 379 words)
- Mars lander flexes its robot arm (BBC News, 05/29/2008, 174 words)
- Mars Lander Starts Moving Its Robotic Arm (nytimes.com, 05/30/2008, 367 words)
- Mars lander is 'in good health' (BBC News, 05/27/2008, 420 words)
- NASA Spacecraft Ready to Dig on Mars (nytimes.com, 05/27/2008, 394 words)
- Mars Lander Transmits Photos of Arctic Terrain (nytimes.com, 05/27/2008, 757 words)
- Phoenix set for three-month dig on Mars (Nature Journals, 05/29/2008, 844 words)
- Phoenix descending (Nature Journals, 05/29/2008, 713 words)
- Phoenix plunged into the Martian atmosphere at mor... (baltimoresun.com, 05/30/2008, 270 words)
- Radio disturbance stalls Phoenix's prospecting on Mars (boston.com, 05/28/2008, 389 words)
- Mars lander prepares to dig for signs of habitability - (baltimoresun.com, 05/30/2008, 329 words)
- Flight of Phoenix can answer big question: was there life on Mars? (timesonline.co.uk, 05/27/2008, 591 words)
- Bull's-eye on Mars (sfgate.com, 05/29/2008, 291 words)
- Long-range weather: it's a balmy -30 C on Mars (cbc.ca, 05/28/2008, 251 words)
- Times Online (timesonline.co.uk, 05/30/2008, 384 words)
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