Look at that hole!

Look at that hole!: thanks, slashdot. “Scientists were reportedly surprised to learn that [a canyon nearly a mile deep and 6 miles wide] was inside the lander’s projected landing zone. ‘No one on our side knew that canyon was there … All of the sudden, we got this data’ – topographical maps and images – ‘and it was like, Look at that hole!'” An unidentified source at Lockheed Martin believes that the Mars Polar Lander broke apart in a canyon. Some believe otherwise. I want to believe.