[BBC] "Nasa says its Phoenix lander on the surface of Mars has gone silent and is almost certainly

[BBC] "Nasa says its Phoenix lander on the surface of Mars has gone silent and is almost certainly dead."

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Nasa says its Phoenix lander on the surface of Mars has gone silent and is almost certainly dead.

Engineers have not heard from the craft since Sunday 2 November when it made a brief communication with Earth.

Phoenix, which landed on the planet's northern plains in May, had been struggling in the increasing cold and dark of an advancing winter.

The US space agency says it will continue to try to contact the craft but does not expect to hear from it.

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It's very strange how the craft survived the journey, the descent, the set up, etc. For days it worked perfectly, making new discoveries in the Martian soil. Then all of a sudden and out of the blue the thing goes dead.

What could the reason be? I find it hard to believe that the winter could have killed this beast, it's not like Nasa didn't have the knowledge to make technology that can survive in the most hostile of conditions in deep space.

I look forward to hearing everyones opinions on this one.

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[edit on 11-11-2008 by IceColdPro]

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