InSight’s Seismometer Now Has a Cozy Shelter on Mars

Monday, February 4, 2019 - 16:50 in Astronomy & Space

For the past several weeks, NASA’s InSight lander has been making adjustments to the seismometer it set on the Martian surface on Dec. 19. Now it’s reached another milestone by placing a domed shield over the seismometer to help the instrument collect accurate data. The seismometer will give scientists their first look at the deep interior of the […]

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