Tuesday, 27 May 2008

Nasa probe lands on Mars

A Nasa probe landed in the Vastitas Borealis area near the north pole of Mars yesterday.

It has cameras onboard which send back pictures to Earth.

The Phoenix mission cost $420 million and will last about 3 months.

It is hoped that water,ice and soil samples will hopeully be obtained beneath the martian surface and then analysed for organic materials.

There is also a weather station onboard.

Its batteries are replenished by light.

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