Last August, NASA launched its Phoenix probe towards Mars. Less than an hour ago, it burned its way through Mars' atmosphere, popped parachutes, and softlanded on Vastitas Borealis. I guess the great galactic ghoul was taking the day off...
So, now we get to see what's under there, whether there's water - or microbes. We might also get to see just how much dry ice it gets buried in when the Martian winter comes.
