Nasa's Phoenix Mission

Just a few days left for Nasa's Phoenix mission to land in the Martian North Polar region on May 25th. This mission will land much further North than any other previous lander. It will examine the Martian soil and ice. The intention is to study the permafrost and check whether the conditions are, or ever were, habitable and who knows, maybe find signs of past, or dare I say present, life.

So we may be in for some interesting discoveries to help us build a better understanding of our little red neighbour.