| − | Launched in August 2007, its mission is to determine whether or not Mars has ever been capable of supporting life, most likely primitive microbes.<ref name=nasa>http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/mission/index.html</ref> Its on-board instruments are designed to detect the presence of water or artifacts thereof. The mission is headed by the [[University of Arizona]] with the supervision of [[NASA]].<ref name=JPL>http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-82</ref> | + | Launched in August 2007, its mission is to determine whether or not Mars has ever been capable of supporting life, most likely primitive microbes.<ref name=nasa>https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/phoenix/mission/index.html</ref> Its on-board instruments are designed to detect the presence of water or artifacts thereof. The mission is headed by the [[University of Arizona]] with the supervision of [[NASA]].<ref name=JPL>http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.cfm?release=2008-82</ref> |