America: The ship launches land on Mars

The announcement of NASA's Aerospace Agency said that the Mars "Land Mars Lander " amphibious launcher was launched according to the Delta II missile from Cape Canaveral Cosmodrome, Florida, at 16:26, 34 seconds. August 4, 2007 (Vietnamese time).

The " Phoenix Mars Lander " ship launched on Mars this time again carries the mission to answer the question "Is there life on Mars?". And the " Phoenix Mars Lander " is expected to give the most accurate answer.

Speaking to reporters after the successful launch, NASA's Mars Program Director, Doug McCuistion, said: "This $ 350 million, 350-kilometer amphibious ship will cross 679 million kilometers with The speed is 19,794 km / hour and is expected to land on the northern surface (cold from minus 33 degrees Celsius to minus 73 degrees Celsius) of Mars on May 25, 2008. The ship plans to stay on Mars for three months, using a 2.4-meter-long robotic arm to excavate soil and ice sheets as specimens to study chemical components.

Landing on Mars is determined to be a risky and difficult mission. So far the US, Russia and Europe have conducted a total of 15 landings but only 5 times of success and all five are American.

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