Probe to dig for past life on Mars

Probe to dig for past life on Mars

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Florida (Reuters) -- A robotic probe designed to touch and analyze Martian water for the first time is being prepared for launch at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, officials said on Tuesday.

The craft, known as Phoenix, is expected to land in the northern polar region of Mars and dig beneath the soil. Launch is scheduled for August 3 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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I found this interesting. Maybe it will run into some current life on Mars.

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After a few months it will mysteriously stop working

Do you think they would actually say something if they found anything? I have a feeling it will probably never make it there to begin with.