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Mars Lander Deck of NASA's InSight Mission

NASA/JPL-Caltech/Lockheed Martin2017-08-28

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This view looks upward toward the InSight Mars lander suspended upside down. It shows the top of the lander's science deck with the mission's two main science instruments -- the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) and the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Probe (HP3) -- plus the robotic arm and other subsystems installed. The photo was taken Aug. 9, 2017, in a Lockheed Martin clean room facility in Littleton, Colorado.

The InSight mission (for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) is scheduled to launch in May 2018 and land on Mars Nov. 26, 2018. It will investigate processes that formed and shaped Mars and will help scientists better understand the evolution of our inner solar system's rocky planets, including Earth.

https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA21847

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  • Title: Mars Lander Deck of NASA's InSight Mission
  • Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/Lockheed Martin
  • Date Created: 2017-08-28
  • Rights: JPL
  • Album: kboggs
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