Dispatch from Mars, Sol 4

Lander's touchdown may have exposed underlying ice

It was a good news/bad news day on Mars Thursday, with a tentative sighting of ice by the Mars Phoenix Lander, but also a newly discovered glitch in the oven system that will analyze soil samples.

ROCK OR ICE? Tabular features at top center of this image, taken by a camera on Mars Phoenix Lander, may be either ice or rock.