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Second Dig and Dump Test Target Name:   Mars-Phoenix Spacecraft:   Phoenix Lander Instrument:   Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) Produced by:   NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Arizona Copyright:  NASA Copyright Free Policy Cross Reference:   PIA10771 Date Released:  9 June 2008 Related Documents Phoenix Mars Lander Mars Download Options Name Type Width x Height Size PIA10771.jpg JPEG 640 x 220 28K PIA10771.jpg JPEG 1702 x 584 158K PIA10771.jpg JPEG 3403 x 1168 433K PIA10771.tif TIFF 3403 x 1168 5M The Robotic Arm took a second scoop full of soil and revealed whitish material at the bottom of the dig area informally called the "Knave of Hearts". The Science Team is debating whether this is a salt layer or the top of an ice table. Image was taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on the ninth day of the Mars mission, or Sol 9, (June 3, 2008) aboard the NASA Phoenix Mars Lander. The Phoenix Mission is led by the University of Arizona, Tucson, on behalf of NASA. Project management of the mission is by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif. Spacecraft development is by Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver.

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