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Combining no less than eleven images taken on December 6, 2018 (Sol 10), the InSight team assembled this beautiful view of the entire lander, excluding of course the robotic arm itself on which the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) that took the individual photos is mounted (see https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/details.php?id=PIA22876). In addition to the lander itself were taken 52 photos of the working area where they will be… Read More »InSight composes its first selfie

Filming and mapping operations of the landing site continue. At 15:16:52 LMST (local mean solar time) the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) took this beautiful picture of the Martian sky, from the horizon down to about 40° elevation.To show colors more similar to what the human eye would see, I subjected the image to white balance. Balanced image: https://i.ibb.co/hCh2720/In-Sight-Sol0014.jpg Original image: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight-raw-images/surface/sol/0014/idc/D000M0014_597783096EDR_F0000_0115M_.PNG This post has been… Read More »InSight Sol 14, December 11, 2018

Your browser does not support HTML video. A nice discussion on current issues regarding the study of Mars, from geological activity to the plume on Arsia Mons.The event took place on December 7, 2018 at the N. Copernicus Astronomical Observatory through a Skype connection with Marco De Marco in Amsterdam. OSTRONOMIC OBSERVATORY Non-commercial association Gruppo Astrofili “N.Copernico” – Via Pulzona, 1708 locality S. Maria del… Read More »Let’s talk about Mars at the Astronomical Observatory N. Copernicus

At 13:27:07 LMST (local mean solar time) the Instrument Context Camera (ICC) took this terrible picture of the Martian panorama.Although the protection against dust has been removed, the image still appears heavily polluted by dust that has managed to overcome the protection and to make its way through the optics of the camera itself!We will see in the coming days if the InSight team will… Read More »InSight Sol 4, November 30, 2018: a nasty surprise!

Preparations are in full swing for deployment of the various parts of the lander and reconnaissance of the surrounding area. At 13:16:36 LMST (local mean solar time) the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) took this beautiful picture of the Martian sky.To show colors more similar to what the human eye would see, I subjected the image to white balance. Balanced image: https://i.ibb.co/gZs3PbF/In-Sight-Sol0004.jpg Original image: https://mars.nasa.gov/insight-raw-images/surface/sol/0004/idc/D000M0004_596887679EDR_F0000_0546M_.PNG This… Read More »InSight Sol 4, November 30, 2018

At 06:54:59 UT the Mars Webcam takes this new image of the ongoing phenomenon on the Arsia Mons volcano.This image is the number 41 of a series of 58 photos!At well over two months the plume is still perfectly active and even if its proximity to the terminator prevents us from estimating its length the shadow cast is still very dark.Unfortunately, due to the orbit… Read More »Arsia Mons, November 28, 2018: the phenomenon continues!

Your browser does not support HTML video. On November 26, 2018, at 20:52 CET, the InSight lander landed on Mars.Recording the entire live broadcast on the streaming channel NASA TV, I extracted the most important phase from the detachment from the cruise module to the arrival of the first image. This post has been automatically translated. See the original post here.