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TUCSON — Scientists overseeing NASA’s new Mars spacecraft say the lander’s robotic arm has touched soil on the red planet for the first time.
The scientists said Sunday that the arm reached out the day before and left an impression that resembles a footprint. They say it’s the first step in a series of actions that will provide soil and ice for the lander’s experiments. The robotic arm camera took images of what is believed to be exposed ice under the lander.
The lander was built in Colorado.
