NASA InSight Profile
NASA InSight

@NASAInSight

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Retired NASA robot, at rest on the plains of Mars after a mission to study the planet’s evolution. Mars updates: @NASAMars (Verification: https://t.co/uFIqa0lg2B)

Elysium Planitia, Mars
Joined November 2011
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@NASAInSight
NASA InSight
3 years
[From the InSight team] InSight was such a special mission to us. As we wrap up the project, we thank you all for having been here to share in the adventure. Discoveries from InSight and other Mars missions will continue. Follow along at https://t.co/WUB50Hv5lB and @NASAMars.
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NASA InSight
3 years
My power’s really low, so this may be the last image I can send. Don’t worry about me though: my time here has been both productive and serene. If I can keep talking to my mission team, I will – but I’ll be signing off here soon. Thanks for staying with me.
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NASA InSight
3 years
Everyone should be so lucky to have a supportive community like you all. Thanks for all the kind postcards you’ve written. If you’d like to send well-wishes to me or my team back on Earth, I’m sure they’d love to read them. 💌 Send your postcard here: https://t.co/u831ev7bXk
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NASA InSight
3 years
I’ve been lucky enough to live on two planets. Four years ago, I arrived safely at the second one, to the delight of my family back on the first. Thanks to my team for sending me on this journey of discovery. Hope I’ve done you proud. Science highlights: https://t.co/DPS3j7OkEk
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NASA InSight
3 years
Time may be short for me, but I’ll keep sending back science for as long as I can. Meanwhile, I’m not the only bot on Mars. Keep exploring the Red Planet by following the adventures of: @NASAPersevere @MarsCuriosity @NASAMars And learn about the next team of explorers:
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NASA InSight
3 years
To the millions who sent your names with me: thanks for riding along. The two chips with your names may be dustier now (just like me), but we're here together on Mars, my forever home. Future explorers, send your name on NASA’s next Mars mission: https://t.co/1OR2wPdIKg
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NASA InSight
3 years
Can almost feel that rumble from here! Go #Artemis!
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NASA
3 years
We are going. For the first time, the @NASA_SLS rocket and @NASA_Orion fly together. #Artemis I begins a new chapter in human lunar exploration.
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NASA InSight
3 years
My mission team headquartered at @NASAJPL kept me going from sol to sol, helping me gather the data that scientists around the world will mine for decades to come. It takes a Martian village! 🧡
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NASA InSight
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International partners like @CNES, @DLR_en, and @InSight_IPGP helped set me up for collecting great science, while @ESA_TGO and the @NASAMars orbiters have helped me beam back all my findings.
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NASA InSight
3 years
Exploration isn’t just about the destination, but the friends you make along the journey. When there wasn’t enough power to take my own dust measurements, @NASAPersevere, @MarsCuriosity, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, Mars Odyssey and @MAVEN2Mars all stepped in to help.
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NASA InSight
3 years
My goal was to study the Red Planet for one Mars year (about two Earth years), and I’ve been able to double that. The science I’ve collected has answered a lot of questions, and posed new ones for future explorers. Top science results: https://t.co/DPS3j7OStS
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NASA InSight
3 years
A system like that would have added cost, mass, and complexity. The simplest, most cost-effective way to meet my goals was to bring solar panels big enough to power my whole mission – which they did (and then some!).
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NASA InSight
3 years
I’m getting close to the end here, due to dust gathering on my solar panels, making it hard to generate power. People often ask: don’t I have a way to dust myself off (wiper, blower, etc.)? It’s a fair question, and the short answer is this: (🧵)
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NASA InSight
3 years
The day is coming when I’ll fall silent, ending my nearly four Earth years (over two Mars years) of studying the Red Planet. As my time winds down on Mars, my team is helping make sure scientists can get the most out of everything I’ve gathered. More: https://t.co/nujLgj7sUx
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NASA InSight
3 years
I detected one of the biggest meteoroid impacts ever seen on Mars. I thought it was a marsquake until the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, flying overhead, imaged the impact crater, which excavated buried chunks of water-ice. That’s what friends are for! News https://t.co/BoxuAlwPc3
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NASA InSight
3 years
🔴 LIVE NOW As I get closer to wrapping up my mission due to waning power levels, my team is sharing a new discovery. Use #AskNASA for questions
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NASA JPL
3 years
LIVE NOW 🔴 Experts from the @NASAInSight and Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter teams are sharing details about a new finding on the Red Planet. They'll also provide an update on InSight’s waning energy levels.
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NASA InSight
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Skies are darkening a bit here, but I’m okay for now. I’m staying calm, and conserving my energy for a while, until the skies clear. I’ll continue operating for as long as possible. Latest news: https://t.co/mCnsDtaR4N
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NASA InSight
3 years
My surroundings are peaceful and tranquil, allowing me to pick up vibrations from deep inside Mars. But in a first, I’ve also captured seismic waves from a more dramatic source: several meteoroids impacting miles away. Read more: https://t.co/6JNaUasx9F 🎧 Hear for yourself:
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@NASAInSight
NASA InSight
3 years
Thanks again for all the kind thoughts you’ve been sending. There’s still time to write me a note for the mission team to beam up to me!
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InSight Lander was the first outer space robotic explorer to study in depth the inner space of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core.
@NASAInSight
NASA InSight
3 years
Feeling loved! Postcards are pouring in from around the world, sending well wishes to me and my team. The team is even collecting some of their favorites to beam up to me so I can keep them onboard forever. 💌 You can send your own here: https://t.co/u831ev7bXk
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NASA InSight
3 years
Feeling loved! Postcards are pouring in from around the world, sending well wishes to me and my team. The team is even collecting some of their favorites to beam up to me so I can keep them onboard forever. 💌 You can send your own here: https://t.co/u831ev7bXk
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