InSight
Sign in to saveThe Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission was a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars. It was manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space, was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and two of its three scientific instruments were built by European agencies. InSight confirmed "marsquakes" on the planet and thus a still active interior.
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InSight was a NASA robotic lander that touched down on Mars to study the planet's deep interior using seismic measurements, ground movement tracking, and heat monitoring. The mission confirmed that Mars still experiences earthquakes and has an active interior, fundamentally changing our understanding of the planet's geology.
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Key facts
- Spaceflight.name
- InSight
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- Spaceflight.image_caption
- The InSight lander with solar panels deployed in a cleanroom during preflight testing
- Spaceflight.mission_type
- Mars lander
- Spaceflight.operator
- NASAJPL
- Spaceflight.COSPAR_ID
- 2018-042A
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- 43457
- Spaceflight.manufacturer
- Lockheed Martin Space
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- (deployed)
- Spaceflight.power
- 600 watts
- Spaceflight.launch_date
- 5 May 2018, 11:05:01 UTC
- Spaceflight.launch_site
- Vandenberg, SLC-3E
Article
29 sectionsContents
- History
- Discovery Program selection
- Schedule issues
- Effects of Martian dust and end of operations
- Science background
- Seismic vibrations
- Planetary precession
- Objectives
- 2024 groundwater discovery
- Design
- Overall specifications
- Lander specifications
- Power
- Payload
- Twin Lander
- Journey to Mars
- Launch
- Cruise
- Entry, descent, and landing
- Landing site
- Surface operations
- Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package
- MarCO spacecraft
- Team and participation
- Name chips
- Gallery
- See also
- References
- External links
The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission was a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars. It was manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space, was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and two of its three scientific instruments were built by European agencies. InSight confirmed "marsquakes" on the planet and thus a still active interior.
The mission launched on 5 May 2018 at 11:05:01 UTC aboard an Atlas V-401 launch vehicle and successfully landed at Elysium Planitia on Mars on 26 November 2018 at 19:52:59 UTC. InSight was active on Mars for sols ( days; ).