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InSight

Also known as Geophysical Monitoring Station, GEMS, Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, InSight Lander

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.

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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
Spaceflight.image: frameless|upright=1.4
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
Spaceflight.SATCAT: 43457
Spaceflight.manufacturer: Lockheed Martin Space
Spaceflight.dimensions: (deployed)
Spaceflight.power: 600 watts
Spaceflight.launch_date: 5 May 2018, 11:05:01 UTC
Spaceflight.launch_site: Vandenberg, SLC-3E
Spaceflight.launch_contractor: United Launch Alliance
Spaceflight.entered_service: 26 November 2018
Spaceflight.disposal_type: Decommissioned
Spaceflight.declared: 21 December 2022
Spaceflight.last_contact: 15 December 2022 (official)
Spaceflight.insignia: InSight Mission Logo.svg

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Wikidata facts

Official name: InSight
Mass: 348
Official website: science.nasa.gov/mission/insight
Image: InSight Lander.jpg
Height: 1
Width: 1.56
Length: 6

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Commons category: InSight
UTC date of spacecraft launch: 2018-05-05
UTC date of spacecraft landing: 2018-11-26
social media followers: 825259
press information URL: www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/press_kits/insight

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Contents

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 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; ).