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NASA probe finds contaminant in Mars soil sample (AFP)

This NASA handout image taken by the Surface Stereo Imager on Sol 49, or the 49th Martian day of the mission in July 2008, shows thermal and electrical conductivity probe on NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander's Robotic Arm. The Phoenix lander's analysis of recent soil samples taken on Mars has found possible traces of perchlorate, a highly oxidizing substance detrimental to life, NASA said Monday.(AFP/NASA/JPL/CALTECH-HO/File)AFP - The Phoenix lander's analysis of soil samples taken on Mars has found possible traces of a contaminant called perchlorate, a highly oxidizing substance which is detrimental to life, NASA has said.


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