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Surface of Mars in photo sent by Phoenix explorer of NASA

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By Lee Jong-eun
  • Published Jan 4, 2012 4:39 pm KST
  • Updated Jan 4, 2012 4:39 pm KST

This color image released by NASA and acquired by NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Surface Stereo Imager on Friday, June 13, 2008, shows one trench informally called "Dodo-Goldilocks" after two digs on June 12, by Phoenix's Robotic Arm.

Shallow trenches excavated by the lander's backhoe-like robotic arm have turned up specks and at times even stripes of mysterious white material mixed in with the clumpy, reddish dirt.