"Phoenix" Mars seems to stay one step (Figure).

<P Align=center> Keyword: "Phoenix" Mars might one step </ P> <P align=center> </ P> <P> responsible for "Phoenix" landed Mars exploration project researchers June 1 .said, "Phoenix" probe's robotic arm touched on May 31 for the first time Martian ground. .World Scientific reports </ P> <P> Associated Press quoted the researchers as saying, "Phoenix" extended arm, touch the Martian surface soil, in the top left traces of a similar footprint. .</ P> <P> researchers said, according to plan, this is the "Phoenix" extraction of soil and ice on Mars, then the first step in carrying out scientific experiments. .</ P> <P> "Phoenix," the robotic arm camera photo shows the "Phoenix" may exist under the ice exposed at the surface. .World Scientific reports </ P> <P> "Phoenix" May 25 landing on Mars near the North Pole area, plans to launch a 3-month exploration activities. .The researchers hope that through the "Phoenix" excavation soil samples on Mars to explore the possible existence of ice, and the presence of soil organic matter on Mars now or in the past to determine the suitability of the environment for life. .</ P> </ p>.