The Robotic Arm took a second scoop full of soil and revealed whitish
material at the bottom of the dig area informally called the "Knave of
Hearts". The Science Team is debating whether this is a salt layer or the
top of an ice table. Image was taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on the
ninth day of the Mars mission, or Sol 9, (June 3, 2008) aboard the NASA
Phoenix Mars Lander.
The Phoenix Mission is led by the University of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf
of NASA. Project management of the mission is by NASA's Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Spacecraft development is by Lockheed Martin
Space Systems, Denver.
