Science & Planet Marslander Insight, the most recent project of the American space agency NASA on the red planet, has begun drilling into the surface of Mars. All goes smoothly that is still not because of traverse stones.
by Poland and Germany-manufactured drill of the Marslander on boulders encountered it as yet, difficult to make go deeper. Intention was to five metres deep to go but for the time being is do not drill further than an inch or fifty, confirms the German Aerospace Center. According to the engineers does the ‘hammer’ that’s good, but it is against as regards the boorplek by unforeseen stones. the
As a depth of five feet is achieved is that an alien record, according to NASA. The aim of the drilling is the underground temperature. According to the engineers, the robotic arm with the drill to fix the problems, but that takes time.
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InSight (the name stands for: Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport ) is a mission of the so-called ‘NASA’s Discoveryprogramma’ to the internal structure of Mars and other planets to explore. Insight landed last november on the red planet and has already beautiful photos sent and also made recordings of the wind on the red planet. There is also a seismometer placed to any earthquakes registering.
Marslander InSight landed on 26 november 2018 landed in the area in Elysium Planitia, a plain near the equator of Mars. For the lover: at about 600 km away from the Gale crater in 2012, the Marswagentje Curiosity has landed.
