This artist's concept depicts the stationary NASA Mars lander known by the acronym InSight at work studying the interior of Mars.NASA/JPL-Caltech/Lockheed Martin
NASA's InSight Mars lander acquired this image using its robotic arm-mounted, Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC). This image was acquired on February 4, 2019.Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.
For the past several weeks, NASA’s InSight lander has been making adjustments to the seismometer it set on the Martian surface on Dec. 19. Now it’s reached another milestone by placing a domed shield over the seismometer to help the instrument collect accurate data. The seismometer will give scientists their first look at the deep interior of the Red Planet, helping them understand how it and other rocky planets are formed.
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NASA's InSight lander deployed its Wind and Thermal Shield on Feb. 2 (Sol 66). The shield covers InSight's seismometer, which was set down onto the Martian surface on Dec. 19, 2018.Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech.