College Station, Texas -- U.S. scientists say data from the Phoenix Mars Lander suggests parts of Mars resemble Earth, including landscape, history of water and weather conditions.
Professor Mark Lemmon of Texas A&M University has been involved with Mars missions for years and he says NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander -- which touched down in May 2008 -- keeps revealing secrets about the planet.
"Phoenix landed in a place that has access to Martian ice, which is exciting by itself," Lemmon said. "Phoenix was designed to verify and investigate subsurface ice, and it found it almost instantly. The entire area where it landed has water ice just a few inches under the soil. The area is cold now, but it has been warmer in the past."
