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U. Arizona-led mission touches down on Mars

U. Arizona-led mission touches down on Mars

After a successful landing Sunday, the University of Arizona took over science operations for NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander, making the UA the first university to run a NASA Mars Mission.

Radio signals received at 4:53 p.m. confirmed that the Phoenix Lander had survived its final descent through the Martian atmosphere and successfully touched down on the planet’s surface.