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The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight)[1] mission is a robotic launder designed tae study the deep interior o the planet Maurs.[11][12]

References

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  1. 1 2 "InSight Mission Overview". NASA. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Key Facts About NASA's InSight". NASA. 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "Mars InSight Launch Press Kit" (PDF). NASA/JPL. Mey 2018. Retrieved 26 Mey 2018.[deid airtin]
  4. ↑ "InSight Lithograph" (PDF). NASA. Julie 2015. LG-2015-07-072-HQ. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 9 Februar 2017. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  5. ↑ Chang, Kenneth (5 Mey 2018). "NASA's InSight Launches for Six-Month Journey to Mars". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 Mey 2018.
  6. ↑ Clark, Stephen (9 Mairch 2016). "InSight Mars lander escapes cancellation, aims for 2018 launch". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 9 Mairch 2016.
  7. 1 2 Clark, Stephen (19 December 2013). "Mars lander to launch from California on Atlas 5 in 2016". Spaceflight Now. Archived frae the original on 21 December 2013. Retrieved 20 December 2013.
  8. ↑ "NASA Evaluates Four Candidate Sites for 2016 Mars Mission". NASA. 4 September 2013. Archived frae the original on 28 Februar 2014. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  9. ↑ "Single Site on Mars Advanced for 2016 NASA Lander". NASA. 4 Mairch 2015. Archived frae the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  10. ↑ MarCO: Planetary CubeSats Become Real. Van Kane, The Planetary Society. 8 July 2015.
  11. ↑ Chang, Kenneth (30 Apryle 2018). "Mars InSight: NASA's Journey Into the Red Planet's Deepest Mysteries". The New York Times. Retrieved 30 Apryle 2018.
  12. ↑ Vastag, Brian (20 August 2012). "NASA will send robot drill to Mars in 2016". The Washington Post.
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InSight

Tap: Artist's renderin o the MarCO CubeSats
Bottom: Airtist's renderin o the InSight launder
NamesInterior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport
Geophysical Monitoring Station
Discovery 12
Mission teepMaurs launder
OperatorNASA / JPL
COSPAR ID2018-042A
SATCAT no.43457
WabsteixMars.NASA.gov/InSight
Mission durationPlanned: 709 sols (728 days)[1][2]
Current: 2561 sols (2630 days) syne laundin
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass694 kg (1,530 lb)[3]
Laundin mass358 kg (789 lb)[3]
DimensionsDeployed: 6.0 × 1.56 × 1.0 m (19.7 × 5.1 × 3.3 ft)[4]-
Pouer600 W, solar / Li-ion battery[3]
Stairt o mission
Launch date5 May 2018, 11:05 (2018-05-05UTC11:05) UTC[5][6]
RocketAtlas V 401[7]
Launch steidVandenberg SLC-3E[7]
ContractorUnited Launch Alliance
Maurs lander
Laundin date26 November 2018, 19:52:59 (2018-11-26UTC19:52:59) UTC[2]
Landin steidElysium Planitia[8][9]
4°30′N 135°00′E / 4.5°N 135.0°E / 4.5; 135.0 (InSight landing site)
Fleebi o Maurs
Spacecraft componentMars Cube One (MarCO)
Closest approach26 November 2018, 19:52:59 (2018-11-26UTC19:52:59) UTC[2]
Distance3,500 km (2,200 mi)[10]
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