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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Greetings From Mars For seven agonizing minutes, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory had <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080526/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AslFozTH1GlXJyMY3YHw3jWs0NUE" title="no idea">no idea</a> if the $420 million and countless hours invested in the Phoenix Mars Lander would amount to more than a black spot on the Red Planet. Ultimately the mobile laboratory was able to dodge the 50 percent failure rate for Mars landings and beam back a few snapshots to prove it arrived safely in the northern polar region. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080525_greetings_from_mars/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080525_greetings_from_mars/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Greetings From Mars For seven agonizing minutes, scientists at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory had <a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080526/ap_on_sc/phoenix_mars;_ylt=AslFozTH1GlXJyMY3YHw3jWs0NUE" title="no idea">no idea</a> if the $420 million and countless hours invested in the Phoenix Mars Lander would amount to more than a black spot on the Red Planet. Ultimately the mobile laboratory was able to dodge the 50 percent failure rate for Mars landings and beam back a few snapshots to prove it arrived safely in the northern polar region. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080525_greetings_from_mars/">http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/20080525_greetings_from_mars/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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