A new Mars spacecraft called Phoenix, created largely from leftovers from one mission that failed and another that was canceled, is set for takeoff on Saturday from Cape Canaveral, and it could provide more information than ever before about just what Mars is made of. Phoenix is equipped with a trenching tool that can dig down half a meter into the dirt--far lower than the few centimeters of previous missions--and a grinding tool that can penetrate even superhard ice.
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