Behold the “mole”: The heat-sensing spike that NASA’s InSight lander deployed on the Martian surface is now visible. Last week, the spacecraft’s robotic arm successfully removed the support structure of the mole, which has been unable to dig, and placed it to the side. Getting the structure out of the way gives the mission team a view of the mole -…
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Insight lander captures sunrises, sunsets on Mars
Sunrises and sunsets on Mars, captured by the camera on NASA’s InSight lander. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/mars-insight-lander-sunset-sunrise-photos…
InSight captures sunrise and sunset on Mars
NASA’s InSight lander captured a series of sunrise and sunset images. Source: https://phys.org/news/2019-05-insight-captures-sunrise-sunset-mars.html…
Listen to 1st-ever recorded marsquake
On April 6, NASA’s Mars InSight lander captured the 1st-ever audio of a likely “marsquake.” Source: https://earthsky.org/space/insight-lander-marsquake-audio…
NASA picks up ‘Marsquake’ for the first time
The space agency’s InSight lander has successfully picked up a seismic event on the Red Planet. The quake, which is the first ever to be detected on a… Source: https://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/news/327189/nasa-picks-up-marsquake-for-the-first-time