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NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander: Exploring the arctic plains of Mars By Campbell Simpson

NASA’s latest Mars surface pictures

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The Phoenix lander photographs its own footpad to check stability. Each footpad is the size of a large dinner plate, around 30 centimetres in diameter.

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