The missions will continue collecting data about the Red Planet, though engineers back on Earth…
Browsing: NASA InSight Lander
The InSight lander, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport, is a NASA mission designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars. Launched on May 5, 2018, and successfully landing on Mars on November 26, 2018, InSight’s primary goal was to provide detailed information about the Martian interior to advance understanding of the processes that shaped the rocky planets of the inner solar system. The lander was equipped with a seismometer to detect marsquakes, a heat flow probe to measure the planet’s internal heat, and other instruments to assess its rotation and internal structure. This mission marked the first time a robotic explorer conducted a deep study of Mars’ subsurface, aiming to uncover insights into the planet’s evolutionary history, including its core size, composition, and thermal state. InSight’s findings are crucial for preparing future human missions and broadening our knowledge of planetary formation.
The lander cleared enough dust from one solar panel to keep its seismometer on through…
NASA’s InSight mission has revealed Mars’ interior structure, including a layered crust, a thick lithosphere,…
NASA’s InSight mission has, for the first time, precisely measured the thickness of Mars’ crust,…
Using seismic waves from Marsquakes, InSight scientists have mapped Mars’ internal structure, identifying crustal layers,…
To clean a bit of dust from one of its solar panels, NASA’s InSight lander…
InSight’s SEIS instrument has detected over 500 marsquakes, exposing Mars as seismically active, with most…
NASA’s InSight lander used a scoop on its robotic arm to begin trickling soil over…
As dust collects on the solar panels and winter comes to Elysium Planitia, the team…
The heat probe hasn’t been able to gain the friction it needs to dig, but…
NASA Extends Two Key Planetary Missions As NASA prepares to send astronauts back to the…
Scientists are finding new mysteries since the geophysics mission landed two years ago. NASA’s InSight…
Now that the heat probe is just below the Martian surface, InSight’s arm will scoop…
NASA’s InSight mission provides data from the surface of Mars. Its seismometer, equipped with electronics…
Using data from NASA’s InSight Lander on Mars, Rice University seismologists have made the first…
Now that the lander’s robotic arm has helped the mole get underground, it will resume…
Fifteen months after the successful landing of the NASA InSight mission on Mars, first scientific…
A batch of new papers summarizes the lander’s findings above and below the surface of…