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InSight

Robotic Mars Exploration Missions

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.

Facts
Mission Type
Mars lander 1
Launch Date
2018-05-05 1
End Date
2022-12-21 2
Outcome
Mission ended after loss of communication on December 15, 2022; NASA officially declared the mission concluded on December 21, 2022. 1
Mission Type
Mission Type (category)
Lander / Rover 1
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Spacecraft Of

InSight, Spacecraft
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
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  • InSight article, lead section
    a robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of the planet Mars
  • InSight article, infobox, Mission type
    Mission type: Mars lander
  • 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
  • Spacecraft Of: InSight, InSight article, lead section (mission link)
    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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2. InSight (Wikipedia)
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21 December 2022
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