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On 19th June 2008 scientists confirmed the presence of water ice in a trench dug by the robotic arm near the landing site<ref name=BBC>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7465419.stm</ref>. What had previously been identified only as "white stuff" was seen to sublimate and melt in the heat of the sun. This was an important announcement as water is the prerequisite for the existence of extraterrestrial life elsewhere in the universe.</p>
On 19th June 2008 scientists confirmed the presence of water ice in a trench dug by the robotic arm near the landing site<ref name=BBC>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7465419.stm</ref>. What had previously been identified only as "white stuff" was seen to sublimate and melt in the heat of the sun. This was an important announcement as water is the prerequisite for the existence of extraterrestrial life elsewhere in the universe.</p>
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