I heard that there are radio transmission problems with the Phoenix, lending additional credence to my theory that the Martians do not want us poking about on their planet while immeasurably superior minds regard Earth with envious eyes, and slowly and deliberately, they draw their plans against us.
Come on, think about it ...
how many of the recent missions to Mars got screwed up because of technical problems, entire vehicles getting lost, etc.
I'm not the only one who sees it this way.