Mars probe, “Insight” is starting to dig down below the surface of the red planet.
Here is the probe graveredskab however, encountered obstacles in the form of several stones.
The blocks that it can dig as deep as desired, communicate to the German national rumfartscenter Friday.
The Polish engineering company Astronika has been responsible for producing the hammer, which must dig down into the surface.
– This is not particularly good news for me, although the hammer proves its worth. The surroundings on Mars is not so advantageous for us, ” says chief engineer Jerzy Grygorczuk.
“Insight” landed under great media attention on Mars in november 2018 the first spacecraft since 2012. The probe was shot off from the Vandenberg base in California in the spring of 2018.
The U.s. space agency, Nasa, put Thursday the probe to dig. The sheep are now allowed to “rest” a bit before trying again.
With time it is hoped that the vessel can dig five meters down below the surface on Mars. It will be a record.
among other things you may gain knowledge about the temperature in the interior of Mars. Yet many questions namely missed about the planet’s core.
In the end, the knowledge is used to understand the processes that took place when the planet was formed, which also can help to understand, how other rocky planets such as Earth, Mercury and Venus were formed.
Also a seismograph is on board the probe, and it is already in the process of measuring the potential tremors.
A third instrument will help scientists on Earth to keep an eye on the spacecraft’s precise location, while Mars rotates.
the Probe weighs in at 694 pounds and is a product of a milliarddyrt cooperation between the UNITED states, France and Germany.
