InSight, NASA's new Mars lander, has set up its first instrument on planet Mars. The instrument placed by InSight, which landed on Mars on 26th November, is a quake monitor (seismometer) that
will listen for quakes and wobbles.
a. FarSight
b. InSight
c. RealSight
d. None of the above
- It is the first time that a scientific instrument has ever been placed on another planet's surface.
- InSight will also put a wind cover over the seismometer next month and initiate a new experiment.
About Insight Mission:
- InSight or the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport mission of NASA is a robotic lander that seeks to gather information about the deep interior of Mars.
- InSight mission was launched by NASA on 5 May 2018 and landed on Mars on 26 November 2018 making a journey of about 483 million km.
- The successful execution of Insight mission will enable humans to have a better understanding of the evolution of the Solar System's terrestrial planets- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Earth's Moon.
- InSight's primary tasks include placing a seismometer, known as SEIS, on planet Mars' dusky red surface to measure the seismic activity.
- SEIS will also provide accurate 3D models of the interior of Mars.
- To study Mars' early geological evolution, InSight also plans to set up a heat probe called HP3 on Mars that will measure the internal heat flow.
Question:
Name NASA's new Mars lander, that has set up its first instrument on planet Mars?a. FarSight
b. InSight
c. RealSight
d. None of the above
