Big Dig Begins

The Phoenix lander on Mars has touched the soil and is getting ready to do some digging

Images from beneath the lander show spots of what appear to be bright consolidated surfaces, possibly sub-surface ice exposed by the lander



view underneath

more on the "Snow Queen" feature

and the arm has made the first gentle scoop to see what is down there...



Not down to ice yet at this spot...

They also did a rather nice panorama composite image around the lander

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