Through the use of previously published simple sequencerepeat (SSR) marker maps, linkages between the mapped molecular markers and genes for three different morphological traits was identified.
As early as tonight, the NASA team will upload repeating commands designed to "wring a few additional weather measurements" out of Phoenix by placing it in "terminal science mode, " meaning that the lander will repeat the same sequence of actions over and over again, every day before shutting down for 19 hours.