The InSight lander, NASA’s latest foray to the red planet, has landed.
On Monday, cheers and excitement filled the room when the InSight sent back an acknowledgment of its safe arrival on Mars. That was the end of a journey of more than six months and 300 million miles.
In the months ahead, InSight will start its study of the Martian underworld, listening for tremors and collect data that will be pieced together in a map of the interior of the red planet to help scientists understand how Mars and other rocky planets formed.
InSight set down at Elysium Planitia, near the Equator in the northern hemisphere. Mission scientists have described the region as resembling a parking lot or “Kansas without the corn.”
I thought the article was going to be more interesting but it wasn’t. It was also confusing to read but that’s the major parts I got out of it.
What version did you read? The NYT story seemed OK to me.