InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
Nov 26 2018, 08:20 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Congratulations to the InSight team on a successful landing! We'll discuss the remainder of the mission here.
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Nov 30 2018, 02:44 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 214 Joined: 30-December 05 Member No.: 628 |
What about the insulating effect of sand on heat flow? Ideally, wouldn't both the seismometer and the heat probe prefer not to be insulated from the bedrock by something porous and absorbent, like a layer of sand? The instruments may have been designed to see through a certain amount of softer material, but I don't see how it can fail to have some muffling effect.
We may hope that the ease-of-placement benefits of the sandy terrain can outweigh the sensitivity costs. |
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