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Send to Friend(s) You are sending the following news to your friends: Phoenix: "It Must Be Ice" MIL/UT, Jun 21, 2008. Author: June 21, 2008 - Phoenix scientists have been keeping an eye on the white material uncovered in a trench dug by the lander's scoop. Dice-size nuggets of the bright material have vanished, convincing scientists the material was frozen water that vaporized after digging exposed it. The image here is a "movie" showing the material disappearing after four days. "It must be ice," said Phoenix Principal Investigator Peter Smith. |