Phoenix to land on martian arctic plains today

Quickly picking up speed as Mars' gravity tightens its grip, NASA's Phoenix lander is hurtling toward the red planet for a nerve-wracking seven-minute parachute- and rocket-powered descent to the surface to dig for buried ice and clues about the habitability of the martian polar environment. Touchdown is expected at 7:53 p.m. EDT.

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