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Snow spotted falling from the Martian sky

Sept. 29, 2008
By Andrea Thompson


Phoenix's camera, equipment have shown clouds and fog forming


Even as its mission winds down, NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander has spotted snow falling from the Martian sky.

Phoenix's camera and meteorological equipment have shown clouds and fog forming during the night as the air gets colder.

"This is now occurring every night," said Jim Whiteway of York University in Toronto and lead scientist for Phoenix's Meteorological Station.

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