Frozen Mars robot

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In May of 2008 NASA sent Mars lander Phoenix to gather information on the red planet. However, they are not sure if Phoenix survived the Martian winter, and are hoping to receive evidence that it has thawed and back up and running. Some of Phoenix's successes include that it has:

- Seen snow falling on Mars
-"tasted" Martian water dug up from the ground

and perhaps one of the most exciting is that it may have seen liquid water as salty drops on its own leg. NASA will also ping Phoenix to see if they will receive a response. Also, the Spirit rover is stuck on Mars, and after 6 years of activity, might be on the verge of death. The upcoming Mars project, the Curiosity rover, is incessantly encountering technical issues. There is also a large chance that Phoenix will not rise again. But according to Chad Edwards, who works on the rovers, "We owe it to the lander, for all the good science it did, to give it a shot." I agree with Edwards, and I hope all will be worked out with the different rovers.