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: 8784 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.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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Dec 16 2020, 07:10 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2346 Joined: 7-December 12 Member No.: 6780 |
The rheology of the Martian soil appears to differ significantly from expectations.
Wouldn't it be worth to redefine the science objective of the mole (and of the scoop) to learn more about the mechanical properties of Martian soil? Those data might turn out relevant for future heat probes as well as for rover design and operation. Who knows, maybe the results could even be used to resume the primary science goal, provided, of course, the lander will stay operational for long enough. |
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