NASA’s Mars rover ‘InSight’ burns out after 4 years of operation and officially announces its retirement | Hypebeast

To study the internal structure of the planet Mars,NASA In May 2018, the “InSight” (InSight) unmanned landing probe was launched and successfully landed on Mars at the end of November of the same year. Over the past four years, he has made a great contribution to human knowledge. As the dust gradually covers the body, the battery is running low. At the end of the day, “Insight” officially announced its retirement on the 21st New York time, and at the same time sent back the last Mars photo to say goodbye to the world .

NASA’s official website pointed out that because the controller attempted to contact “Insight” twice in a row and failed to get a response, it was assumed that its solar cells were covered in dust and could not generate electricity. and that the energy buildup had bottomed out. , and finally made the decision to deactivate. Communication with Earth occurred on December 15th. During these years of operations on Mars, it not only detected the Martian earthquake for the first time, but also allowed humans to discover that Mars is larger and lighter than known, and the core contains more liquid.

Also, ‘Insight’ also tweeted: ‘My battery is really low this may be the last picture I can post but don’t worry about me I have a productive day here Very calm. If I can keep communicating with the team of the mission, I will, but I have to say goodbye soon. Thank you all for being with me.” And attach a photo of me covered in dust, interested readers Scroll down to see more.

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