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The sample came from this spot:
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"We have water," said William Boynton of the University of Arizona, lead scientist for the Thermal and Evolved-Gas Analyzer, or TEGA. "We've seen evidence for this water ice before in observations by the Mars Odyssey orbiter and in disappearing chunks observed by Phoenix last month, but this is the first time Martian water has been touched and tasted."
Oh, and what's the weather like on Mars? Here's a sample from the Canadian weather station:
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I'm so excited about this discovery and proud of our little lander. An ocean of water-ice lies frozen in the Martian crust... think of the possibilities.
Chris