The Phoenix Lander, launched by NASA in August 2007 and exploring the surface or Mars since May of this year, recently went dead on November 2nd. Among its discoveries: the Martian surface looks much like a sea bottom on planet earth, and snowfall has been recorded! I don't know about you, but the upcoming holiday season just got a little more imaginative...knowing that the Martian winter has snow, too. Obviously, precipitation and the presence of water found on Mars is exciting news in the prospect of colonizing the planet.
Original BBC Article here.
Mars image from the Hubble Space Telescope
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