US space agency (NASA) published on his account on X (old Twitter) Image taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter InSight Lander spacecraft in Mars. On the social network, the agency mocked users and asked if they could find it in the Martian dust environment.
The agency says that the speed at which dust accumulates on the robot helps estimate the age of other changes on the surface of the Red Planet.
Insight Lander was the first robot sent to Mars to conduct an in-depth study of the planet's internal structures, crust, mantle, and core. The goal was to understand the processes that formed rocky planets more than 4 billion years ago. The robot was launched in May 2018, and its mission ended in December 2022.
The day will come when I will shut up and finish nearly four years on Earth (more than two years on Mars) of studying the Red Planet. As my time on Mars approaches, my team is helping to make sure scientists can make the most of everything I've collected.
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-NASAInSight (@NASAInSight)
November 1, 2022
According to the University of Arizona, the Insight Lander landed in a very dusty area and was covered with so much dust that it became difficult to distinguish it, as in the image published by NASA. InSight's landing itself blew up dust from a larger area.
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The recently retired lander was spotted by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. By studying InSight's landing site over time, scientists can see how quickly dust accumulates, which helps estimate the age of other surface disturbances.
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May 6, 2024
The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched in August 2005 with the aim of searching for evidence of the existence of… water On the surface of Mars for long periods of time.
While other missions to Mars have provided evidence that water once roamed the surface of Mars, it remains a mystery whether the resource has been around long enough to make the environment habitable.
My power is very low, so this may be the last photo I can send. But don't worry about me: the time I spent here was productive and peaceful. If I can keep talking to my mission team, I will, but I'll be signing on here soon. Thanks for staying with me.
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-NASAInSight (@NASAInSight)
December 19, 2022
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