1 day / second
0.5 AU
InSight
Spacecraft
A stationary NASA lander that touched down on Mars in 2018 to study the planet's interior through seismology, heat flow, and precise tracking of its position.
Key Facts
organization | NASA |
orbital regime | Inner System |
learn more | Wikipedia |
launched | 2018-05-05 |
launch mass | 694 kg |
power | 600 watts |
Mission Timeline
Defunct
Launched
May 5, 2018 at 11:05 UTC
Mars
Lander
InSight landed in Elysium Planitia on November 26, 2018, where it studied Mars' interior structure and seismic activity for nearly four years until its solar panels became covered in dust, ending the mission in December 2022.
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