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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Ian Sample

Nasa's Phoenix spacecraft lands on Mars

The US space agency's Phoenix probe has touched down in the Martian Arctic, ending a 422m mile, 10 month journey to the red planet. The landing marks the beginning of the first mission to Mars since the Spirit and Opportunity rovers set down in 2004.

The probe touched down at 00.54 BST, with landing signal detected by Nasa controllers.

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