Mars
Despite the odds, NASA on Monday will begin a three-day effort to listen for signs of life from the Phoenix lander, presumed frozen to death near Mars’ north pole after spending five months digging into soil and ice.
“We have no expectations that Phoenix has survived the winter, but we certainly want to have a look,” said Chad Edwards, chief telecommunications engineer at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
The plan calls for the orbiting Mars Odyssey spacecraft to make regular passes over the Phoenix landing site and listen for a beep. If the three-legged, solar-powered lander fails to phone home as expected, NASA will hail it again next month when the sun is higher on the horizon.
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