Phoenix, the Newest Martian Lander

This article gives a nice overview of the new Martian lander, Phoenix, set to launch in August. It does not say that much about the specs, but it points out some interesting details of the landing mechanism, which look very tricky. There's going to be a lot of room for catastrophic error in getting this little guy to the surface in one piece. The article also notes that no landing site has been chosen due to the discovery of rocky terrain in the target area. To me, it seems a little late in the game to be finding out that there's a problem with getting a landing site. After all, it's set to launch in seven months.