Earth Command "Phoenix" was the second of Mars digging shovel (Figure).

<P Align=center> Keyword: Earth "Phoenix" Mars second shovel </ P> <P align=center> </ P> <P> composition of the two frames of animation, showing the Phoenix .arm to the process of dumping soil surface of Mars. .</ P> <P> Phoenix off to look for evidence of life on Mars </ P> <P> "Phoenix" of ice on Mars rover to find the method (Figure) | </ P> <P> successful landing on Mars Phoenix .bio-month search for Martian life (Figure) | </ P> <P> the 3rd NASA ground controllers reported that they let the "Phoenix" Mars Arctic Mars Lander has conducted a "dig - dumping ."exercise in order to prepare for the formal mining exploration. .</ P> <P> 6 1 March, "Phoenix" was dug from the landing near the site of the first shovel of soil on Mars, and then dumped in designated locations according to instructions. .However, image analysis showed that the soil did not shovel dumping clean. .As a precaution, scientists 3 Youxiang "Phoenix" to send commands, and then practice it a "tap - dumping" action. .World Scientific reports </ P> <P> project's chief scientist Peter Smith said, this looks like command of a little boy on the beach with a small spade shovel sand, the difference is far away from Mars and the Earth, ground controllers .As blindfolded in the command, because if the morning to the "Phoenix" to send a command to come back at night to get feedback from the data. .</ P> <P> "Phoenix" Mars landing May 25. .Scientists hope to find from the frozen layer of Martian soil, or organic compounds, to infer the suitability of Mars now or in the past existence of life. .World Scientific reports </ P> </ p>.