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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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Mars lander mission
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NASA space mission ⓘ planetary science mission ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataUser | planetary scientists ⓘ |
| discoveredFeature | Marsquakes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostPlanet | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrument |
Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package
NERFINISHED
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Instrument Context Camera ⓘ Instrument Deployment Arm ⓘ Rotation and Interior Structure Experiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure NERFINISHED ⓘ Temperature and Winds for InSight ⓘ |
| instrumentAbbreviation |
HP3
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RISE NERFINISHED ⓘ SEIS NERFINISHED ⓘ TWINS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingDate | 2018-11-26 ⓘ |
| landingSite | Elysium Planitia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchDate | 2018-05-05 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Space Launch Complex 3E
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Vandenberg Air Force Base NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| launchVehicle | Atlas V 401 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managingCenter | Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| missionEnd | 2022-12 ⓘ |
| missionGoal |
determine the thickness and structure of the Martian crust
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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
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planetary lander ⓘ |
| operator | NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| planetaryBodyLandedOn | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | study the deep interior of Mars ⓘ |
| principalInvestigator | Bruce Banerdt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| program | NASA Discovery Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForEnd | loss of power due to dust on solar panels ⓘ |
| scientificMethod |
geodesy
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heat-flow measurements ⓘ seismology ⓘ |
| shortName | InSight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spaceAgency | NASA ⓘ |
| targetBody | Mars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
broadband seismometry
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heat-flow probe ⓘ radio science tracking ⓘ |
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