NASA InSight

Retired NASA robot, at rest on the ancient plains of Mars. Follow for ongoing Mars updates.

InSight … into the early evolution of terrestrial planets

InSight seeks to place a craft similar to the Mars Phoenix lander on the surface of the Red Planet. With sophisticated instruments, InSight will delve deep below the surface of Mars to measure the planet's "vital signs," including:

- "pulse" (seismology)
- "temperature" (heat flow probe)
- "reflexes" (precision tracking)

03/10/2023

[From the InSight team]
InSight was such a special mission to us. As we wrap up the project, we thank you all for having been here to share in the adventure.

Discoveries from InSight and other Mars missions will continue. Follow along at https://mars.nasa.gov and NASA Mars.

12/19/2022

My power’s really low, so this may be the last image I can send. Don’t worry about me though: my time here has been both productive and serene. If I can keep talking to my mission team, I will – but I’ll be signing off here soon. Thanks for staying with me.

go.nasa.gov/3Mi4pKw

12/16/2022

Everyone should be so lucky to have a supportive community like you all. Thanks for all the kind postcards you’ve written. If you’d like to send well-wishes to me or my team back on Earth, I’m sure they’d love to read them. 💌

Send your postcard here: go.nasa.gov/3PkH4Ko

11/26/2022

I’ve been lucky enough to live on two planets. Four years ago, I arrived safely at the second one, to the delight of my family back on the first. Thanks to my team for sending me on this journey of discovery. Hope I’ve done you proud.

Science highlights: go.nasa.gov/3Mi4pKw

11/23/2022

Time may be short for me, but I’ll keep sending back science for as long as I can. Meanwhile, I’m not the only bot on Mars. Keep exploring the Red Planet by following the adventures of:

NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover
NASA’s Curiosity Mars Rover
NASA Mars

And learn about the next team of explorers:

11/18/2022

To the millions who sent your names with me: thanks for riding along. The two chips with your names may be dustier now (just like me), but we’re here together on Mars, my forever home.

Future explorers, send your name on NASA’s next Mars mission: go.nasa.gov/3fa0qOK

11/14/2022

Exploration isn’t just about the destination, but the friends you make along the journey. When there wasn’t enough power to take my own dust measurements, NASA's Perseverance Mars Rover, Mars Curiosity, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey and MAVEN Mission to Mars all stepped in to help.

International partners like CNES, German Aerospace Center, DLR, and IPGP helped set me up for collecting great science, while ESA - European Space Agency's Trace Gas Orbiter and the NASA Mars orbiters have helped me beam back all my findings.

My mission team headquartered at NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory kept me going from sol to sol, helping me gather the data that scientists around the world will mine for decades to come. It takes a Martian village! 🧡

11/10/2022

I’m getting close to the end here, due to dust gathering on my solar panels, making it hard to generate power. People often ask: don’t I have a way to dust myself off (wiper, blower, etc.)? It’s a fair question, and the short answer is this:

A system like that would have added cost, mass, and complexity. The simplest, most cost-effective way to meet my goals was to bring solar panels big enough to power my whole mission – which they did (and then some!).

My goal was to study the Red Planet for one Mars year (about two Earth years), and I’ve been able to double that. The science I’ve collected has answered a lot of questions, and posed new ones for future explorers.

Top science results: go.nasa.gov/3Mi4pKw

11/01/2022

The day is coming when I’ll fall silent, ending my nearly four Earth years (over two Mars years) of studying the Red Planet. As my time winds down on Mars, my team is helping make sure scientists can get the most out of everything I’ve gathered.

More: go.nasa.gov/3SSYYEr

10/27/2022

I detected one of the biggest meteoroid impacts ever seen on Mars. I thought it was a marsquake until the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, flying overhead, imaged the giant crater made by the impact, which excavated buried chunks of water-ice. That’s what friends are for!

News: go.nasa.gov/3Fha7vL

10/07/2022

Skies are darkening a bit here, but I’m okay for now. I’m staying calm, and conserving my energy for a while, until the skies clear. I’ll continue operating for as long as possible.

Latest news: https://go.nasa.gov/3CBdQkX

Address

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive
Pasadena, CA
91109

Website

https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/

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