Tag: seismic
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NASA’s InSight lander carefully sets down its seismometer on the Martian surface
An image from NASA’s InSight lander shows the probe’s robotic arm putting a seismometer on Mars. This is the first time a seismometer has been placed onto the surface of another planet. (NASA / JPL-Caltech Photo) After three weeks of checking out the scene on the Red Planet, NASA’s InSight lander has placed its first…
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All systems go for Mars InSight landing: Here’s how to watch online and in person
An artist’s conception shows the Mars Insight lander on the Red Planet’s surface, with its seismometer deployed at left and its heat-measuring “mole” deployed at right. (NASA / JPL-Caltech Illustration) After a 300 million-mile, six-month interplanetary cruise, NASA’s Mars InSight robotic lander is heading for a plain-vanilla arrival at the Red Planet on Monday —…