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InSight has Placed its Heat Probe on the Martian Surface. The Next Step is to Jackhammer...

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InSight has Placed its Heat Probe on the Martian Surface. The Next Step is to Jackhammer...

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    InSight has Placed its Heat Probe on the Martian Surface. The Next Step is to Jackhammer Down 5 Meters and Hope it Doesn’t Encounter a Large Rock
    by Evan Gough

    NASA’s InSight lander has finally placed its heat probe on the surface of Mars. The Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package (HP3) was deployed on February 12th, about one meter away from SEIS, the landers seismometer. Soon it’ll start hammering its way into the Martian soil. If you’re starting to get used to feats like …

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