Posted on 08/05/2003 3:43:59 AM PDT by yonif
Edited on 05/07/2004 5:21:31 PM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
The University of Arizona won an astronomical $325 million NASA grant Monday for a mission to Mars, beating out Arizona State University and two other finalists.
The Phoenix Mission, which will carry equipment designed by UA researchers Peter Smith and William Boynton, will put a lander on the icy northern plains of Mars. The lander's robotic arm will excavate a trench and retrieve samples for analysis.
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