As expected, the Mars Phoenix lander team confirmed the presence of water on Mars today. This was no great surprise, as the Odyssey orbiter found radar evidence for ice previously but this is the 1st direct confirmation of the existence of dihydrogen monoxide.

Test of Mars Soil Sample Confirms Presence of Ice - New York Times, August 1, 2008

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