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Phoenix Mars Lander

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Watch this NASA video showing how the Phoenix Mars Lander works. Hear from Lynn Craig, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Phoenix Lander Trajectory Analyst, explain what NASA hopes to learn from its mission.

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