InSight lander launched from Vandenberg sets down on Mars

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InSight lander launched from Vandenberg sets down on Mars

By Staff Report / Monday, November 26th, 2018 / Comments Off on InSight lander launched from Vandenberg sets down on Mars

The Mars Insight lander, launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in May in the first interplanetary mission from the West Coast, successfully completed its landing on Mars on Nov. 26 to study the interior of the planet. The lander will unload stationary probes that will measure temperature, seismology, and small variations of the wobble at…

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