Thank's for the summary, Barsoomer.I w...

Thank's for the summary, Barsoomer.

I was going to post something like it - but was just too depressed after the event to respond.

Why bother? Why bother.

There was an official mention of the onservation of "fall streaks of ice crystals" ( snow ) and a comment about fog, frost and clouds observed every day as the temperature continues to fall.

Organics will the searched for in every remaining TEGA sample.

Dr. Smith made the case that the Phoenix environment is at most millions of years old ( sitting on the ejecta of a "recent" crater. ) and that the water-induced geochemistry is "recent". He seemed to be on the verge of declairing the site "habitable", but is most likely holding back until all the numbers are in.

The key remaining tasks are OFB analysis -- and isotopic ratios from an ice sample.

The Martian weather will have the final say.