Geophysicists using seismic data from NASA’s Insight lander have discovered a significant underground water reservoir…
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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.
Recent findings from the Mars InSight mission indicate that Mars may have liquid water within…
An international research team has estimated that Mars is hit by 280 to 360 large…
Seismic signals indicate Mars gets hit by around 300 basketball-sized meteorites every year, providing a…
Penn State scientists are investigating the use of seismoelectric signals from marsquakes to identify deep…
Recently, a team of scientists involved in NASA’s InSight mission completed an analysis of seismic…
New NASA InSight research reveals a liquid silicate ‘blanket’ wrapped around Mars’ core, leading to…
Mars’s liquid iron core is smaller and denser than previously thought. Not only is it…
Recent data challenges initial NASA InSight Mars Lander mission findings about Mars’ internal structure. Researchers…
Data sent by the spacecraft before it retired last December has provided new details about…
In 2021, a pair of quakes sent seismic waves deep into the Red Planet’s core,…
New NASA InSight research reveals that Mars has a liquid core rich in sulfur and…
Researchers have gained new insights into Mars’ liquid core, discovering that it is slightly denser…
After more than four years on the Red Planet, NASA mission managers have concluded that…
We have known for a while that the end was near for NASA’s Mars InSight…
These craters provide fascinating clues regarding the formation and evolution of the planet’s interior and…
Researchers have observed seismic waves traveling throughout the surface of a planet other than Earth…
A closer look at what goes into wrapping up the mission as the InSight spacecraft’s…