Phoenix's first dig in the Martian soil. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ University of Arizona

The Phoenix lander used its robotic arm scoop to dig up soil on Mars surface for the first time
during its activities during its seventh day on the Red Planet. The image above shows the hole
dug by Phoenix, and below is a picture of the scoop itself, with the Martian soil inside.



Source: http://www.universetoday.com/2008/06/02/ph...-digs-on-marst/