Moved, InSight sends the latest message from Mars

The day after NASA’s statement, the official InSight Twitter account (@NASAInSight) uploaded a tweet containing a farewell message to Earth dated Tuesday (12/20). In English, the message reads:

“My power is running out, so this may be the last photo I can send. Don’t be sad even though my time here has been very productive and peaceful. I wish I could continue talking to my mission team, but I will have finished here early . Thanks for driving me . “

The mission team in question is Jet propulsion laboratory NASA in Pasadena, California. A photo of the InSight expedition is also attached to the tweet. The photo shows a view of Mars along with InSight equipment, namely seismometers, robotic arms and other equipment.

InSight overview

InSight information at a glance, sir landers was launched from Earth in May 2018 and reached Mars in November 2018. As its name suggests, InSight is on a two-year mission to study Mars’ interior with seismometers and thermal probe. Apparently, InSight lasted 4 years.

During this time, InSight created a 3D model of Mars’ interior and measured Mars’ internal heat transfer with thermal probe HP3 to discover the geological evolution of Mars. The InSight seismometer has detected more than 1,300 Martian earthquakes. Therefore, the InSight mission period has been extended to December 2022.

At the time, InSight had detected the most powerful earthquake on Mars, with a magnitude of 5 on the Richter scale. However, at that time, InSight was already showing signs of depleting energy because the solar panels were covered in dust, so the energy generated was not optimal. As of November 2022, the remaining 20 percent of power generated by InSight.

“The mission will continue to try to contact InSight,” NASA said in a statement.