InSight was a NASA robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of Mars rather than its surface. Launched from California in May 2018, it landed on a flat plain called Elysium Planitia in November of that year. Its seismometer recorded hundreds of marsquakes and meteorite impacts, which let scientists estimate the thickness of the crust and the size of the planet's liquid core. A heat probe meant to burrow into the ground, called the mole, failed to dig in. By late 2022 dust on its solar panels had reduced its power so much that NASA declared the mission over.
Before and after
- from 13 April 2018 to 8 May 20182018 Armenian Revolution
- 14 April 2018April 2018 missile strikes against Syria
- 28 April 2018Construction of Samara Arena
- May 2018Rise of Extinction Rebellion
- 5 May 2018Launch of InSight
- 15 May 2018Construction of Crimean Bridge
- 12 June 20182018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit
- 10 July 2018Tham Luang cave rescue
- 12 August 2018Launch of Parker Solar Probe
More in Universe & space
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- 5 September 1977Launch of Voyager 1
- 4 March 1979Discovery of Metis
- 5 March 1979Discovery of Thebe
- 8 July 1979Discovery of Adrastea
- 25 December 2021Launch of James Webb Space Telescope
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