NASA's InSight Lander Attempts Historic Mars Landing to Study the Planet's Interior

NASA's InSight lander is attempting to land on Mars in November 2018 to study the planet's interior by measuring marsquakes. The mission, delayed from 2016, aims to provide insights into Mars' geological history and the formation of rocky planets. The lander is supported by experimental relay satellites, MarCO-A and MarCO-B.

By Verge Staff · The Verge · May 6, 2018, 20:00 UTC

Topics: InSight mission Mars NASA planetary science spacecraft landing

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