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Martian soil hints at water, nutrients

First analysis of Red Planet dirt shows what may be some of the 'requirements for life'

By Ron Cowen

- More than 2 years ago

The first analyses of Martian soil scooped up by the robotic arm on NASA’s Mars Phoenix Lander supports the notion that liquid water has flowed on the Red Planet.

SPECIAL DELIVERY This picture documents the delivery of Martian soil to one of four miniature laboratories on the Mars Phoenix Lander.