NASA's Insight mission finally touched down on the Red planet
SEIS - Measuring the Pulse of Mars
RISE - Testing Mars' Reflexes
HP3 - Taking Mars' Temperature
NASA's Insight mission has touched down the Red Planet on Monday, at 1 p.m of Nov 27 (IST).
A journey of almost 7 months covering 300 million miles, through deep space,
Becoming 8th Mars Lander, probe immediately started working after landing aiming to set up solar panels.
Becoming 8th Mars Lander, probe immediately started working after landing aiming to set up solar panels.
After a few minutes of landing Insight sent an acknowledgement(beep) confirming the safe landing on mars including the photo of the surface where it landed.
The lander, launched on May 5, 2018, from the Vandenberg Air Force Base located in California, took a six-month cruise from Earth
to Mars ever since, is the NASA's first spacecraft to land on Mars since Curiosity.
We have studied Mars from orbit and Surface, we have knowledge about martian surface, Atmosphere, Geology Now its time to study and Explore the crust, mantle and core of the fourth planet in our solar system.
What are InSight's Science Tools?
SEIS - Measuring the Pulse of Mars: The seismometer, SEIS, measures the vibrations caused by the internal activity of Mars to illuminate the properties of the crust, mantle and core.
RISE - Testing Mars' Reflexes
A radio science instrument measures the wobble of Mars' the North Pole as the sun pushes and pulls it in its orbit, providing clues on the size and composition of Mars' metallic core.
HP3 - Taking Mars' Temperature
The heat probe, HP3, inputs Mars' temperature to estimate the amount of heat flowing out of the deep interior of the planet.
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