
Speculation regarding the failure of the Mars Polar Lander mission has not included the possibility of a fragile and thermally unstable soil at the landing site [see related News of the Week articles “Yet another loss to the martian gremlin” by Richard Kerr (10 Dec., p. [2051][1]) and “Changes
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