InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, was a NASA and Jet Propulsion Laboratory robotic lander mission designed to study the deep interior of Mars. Launched May 5, 2018, the lander operated on the Martian surface until NASA declared the mission ended on December 21, 2022, after losing contact on December 15, 2022.
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Mission Type OutcomeMission ended after loss of communication on December 15, 2022; NASA officially declared the mission concluded on December 21, 2022. 1 Mission Type
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21 December 2022
InSight article, lead section
a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars
Lead section
The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission was a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars.
InSight article, end of mission section
NASA announced that the InSight lander had lost communications with Earth on 15 December 2022, with the end of the mission being declared on 21 December 2022
Operated By: NASA, Lead paragraph, operating-agency
It was manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space, was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and two of its three scientific instruments were built by European agencies.
Operated By: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Lead paragraph, operating-agency
It was manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space, was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and two of its three scientific instruments were built by European agencies.
Includes: InSight, Lead paragraph, part-of
The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission was a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars.
In Group: NASA Mars Missions, Lead sentence
It was manufactured by Lockheed Martin Space, was managed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), and two of its three scientific instruments were built by European agencies.
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The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission was a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars.
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