Phoenix probe lands successfully near Mars? north pole

cnn.com — Despite the success of NASA's Spirit and Opportunity missions, directors remained anxious today over the first-ever landing of a probe near Mars' north pole to find signs of life. The Mars Phoenix Lander was wrapping up its 296-day, 422 million-mile journey with about a 50-50 chance of a successful touchdown, NASA officials said May 25, 2008 View in Crawl 4