InSight End of Mission: Our Time on Mars
18
May 2023
May 19, 2023
The InSight Mission to Mars began its journey to the red planet in May 2018. Upon its arrival in November of that year, InSight began an ambitious mission to reveal the internal structure of Mars. The lander detected over 1000 Mars seismic events, studied the Martian weather, and even found magnetic “ghosts” from an old electrical field. The mission ended 4 years after it began, when the solar panels finally succumbed to the dust deposition that prevented them from generating power.
Speakers
Dr. Mark Panning
Project Scientist, InSight, NASA/JPL
Dr. Ingrid Daubar
InSight Participating Scientist, NASA/JPL
Marc Razze
Office of Communications and Education, NASA/JPL
Host
Sarah Marcotte
Mars Public Engagement, NASA/JPL
Co-host