The Phoenix landed on Mars today. That is good news. Nasa's site lists four main goals for Phoenix:

--Determine whether Life ever arose on Mars

--Characterize the Climate of Mars

--Characterize the Geology of Mars

--Prepare for Human Exploration

Follow the mission here.

Here is one of the first images from Phoenix showing the Martian terrain and horizon.



More images here. Not the eerily "340" shaped UFO at the top. Also, note that they already have what appears to be a Starbuck's on Mars: