Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport

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Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) is a NASA Mars lander mission designed to study the Red Planet’s deep interior using seismology, precision tracking, and heat-flow measurements.

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instanceOf Mars lander mission
NASA space mission
planetary science mission
countryOfOrigin United States
dataUser planetary scientists
discoveredFeature Marsquakes
hostPlanet Mars
instrument Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package
Instrument Context Camera
Instrument Deployment Arm
Rotation and Interior Structure Experiment
Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure
Temperature and Winds for InSight
instrumentAbbreviation HP3
RISE
SEIS
linked to: SEIS seismometer

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landingDate 2018-11-26
landingSite Elysium Planitia
launchDate 2018-05-05
launchSite Space Launch Complex 3E
Vandenberg Air Force Base
launchVehicle Atlas V 401
managingCenter Jet Propulsion Laboratory
missionEnd 2022-12
missionGoal determine the thickness and structure of the Martian crust
measure tectonic activity and meteorite impacts on Mars
measure the size and state of the Martian core
study the thermal state of Mars interior
missionStatus completed
missionType geophysical research
planetary lander
operator NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
planetaryBodyLandedOn Mars
powerSource solar panels
primaryObjective study the deep interior of Mars
principalInvestigator Bruce Banerdt
program NASA Discovery Program
reasonForEnd loss of power due to dust on solar panels
scientificMethod geodesy
heat-flow measurements
seismology
shortName InSight
spaceAgency NASA
targetBody Mars
usesTechnology broadband seismometry
heat-flow probe
radio science tracking

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InSight Mars lander fullName Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport
InSight fullName Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport