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Insight Lander's Mars Weather



More Detailed Information Courtesy of NASA Mars Insight Mission.

Timeline

Launched: - 5th May, 2018 (4:05 a.m. PT/7:05 a.m. ET) on Atlas V-0401 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California
Landed: - 26th November, 2018, at 11:52:59 a.m. PT (2:52:59 p.m. ET)
Landing Site :- Elysium Planitia, Mars

Tech Specs

Length 19 feet 8 inches (6 meters) with solar panels deployed ("wingspan")
Width 5 feet 1 inch (1.56 meters) (lander deck diameter)
Deck Height 33 to 43 inches (83 to 108 centimeters)
Length of Robotic Arm 5 feet 9 inches (1.8 meters)
Weight 794 pounds (360 kilograms)
Electrical Power Two solar panels, about 7 feet (2.2 meters) each in diameter
Science Instruments 3 (a seismometer, heat probe and a radio science experiment)