NASA mistook a bronchus for spring coil of Mars Lander Phoenix

NASA repeatedly indicated that a white object (see Fig. 1) found under
Mars Lander Phoenix was spring coil (see Fig. 2) that had fallen off
from Phoenix. However, the former is a bright white object, like a
piece of bronchi remains, whereas the latter is dull black. NASA was
wrong in the identification.

Fig. 1: Raw, unaltered NASA image showing a bright white object in a
corner under Phoenix: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ph...BM1127838.html

Fig. 2: Raw, unaltered NASA image showing spring coil of Phoenix on
the right side of the photo: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/ph...ess/13278.html