... Observing . ... Water found on Mars . The Phoenix lander confirms the existence of martian water. ... Laboratory tests aboard NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander have identified water in a soil sample. ... We've seen evidence for this water ice before in observations by the Mars Odyssey orbiter and in disappearing chunks observed by Phoenix last month, but this is the first time martian water has been touched and tasted." ... Only registered members of Astronomy.com are allowed to comment on this article. ...