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Test shows Mars soil has nutrients for life

• LOS ANGELES - An initial analysis of soil from Mars' north polar region indicates that it contains the nutrients required to support life, scientists behind NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander mission said Thursday.
• The analysis, conducted on a sample scooped up by the lander's robotic arm and processed in its onboard lab, has shown the soil to be much more alkaline than expected, said Tufts University's Sam Kounaves, the lead investigator for Phoenix's wet chemistry laboratory.
• http: //www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25396378/