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InSight’s ‘Mole’ is Now Completely buried! – Universe Today
Progress is very slow for the InSight Lander’s Mole. But it’s still progress. The mole is now finally buried, but hammering won’t resume until January 2021.
It’s been a long road for InSight’s Mole. InSight landed on Mars almost two years ago, in November 2018. While the lander’s other instruments are working fine and returning scientific data, the Mole has been struggling to hammer its way into the surface of the planet.
After much hard work and a lot of patience, the Mole has finally succeeded in burying itself all the way into the Marian regolith.
But the drama hasn’t concluded yet.
The Mole is a 16-inch long heat probe that hammers itself de…
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