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NASA lander

Phoenix Lander

Status: Complete · Launch: August 4, 2007 · Arrived: May 25, 2008
First mission to directly touch and analyze Martian water ice. Confirmed perchlorates in the soil.

Key Achievements

First mission to directly touch Martian water ice
Confirmed water ice just below surface at 68°N latitude
Detected perchlorates in Martian soil