InSight
Mars lander
Also known as: Interior exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy, and Heat Transport(Show More)
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The InSight lander, which touched down on Mars in November 2018, was designed to study the planet's interior. It successfully placed a seismometer on the surface, detecting marsquakes and revealing the planet's internal structure, including its crust, mantle, and molten core. InSight also discovered evidence of liquid water deep underground. The mission operated for four years, providing valuable data about Mars's geology and internal processes.12
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