NASA InSight

[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 mars.nasa.gov and @NASAMars.

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.

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: go.nasa.gov/3PkH4Ko

@crisgbv @NASAPersevere Hey, I can help with that! twitter.com/NASAInSight/st…

@NASAPersevere Would like to see a sunrise from Mars!!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽

My collection is growing! 🪨 I’ve now got my 15th rock core: a nice piece of sandstone. Up next, I’m heading back to a nearby dune to break out a new tool – my regolith collection bit – for gathering loose, sandy material. #SamplingMars continues…

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: go.nasa.gov/3Mi4pKw

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:

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: go.nasa.gov/3fa0qOK

Can almost feel that rumble from here! Go #Artemis!

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! 🧡

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.

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.

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: go.nasa.gov/3Mi4pKw

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!).

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: (🧵)

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: go.nasa.gov/3SSYYEr

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 go.nasa.gov/3Fha7vL

🔴 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 youtu.be/z9C4yyqu3yI

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: go.nasa.gov/3CBdQkX

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: go.nasa.gov/3SdeLxZ 🎧 Hear for yourself:

@NASAJPL @MarsCuriosity I do remember! Good vibes all around for this cool tradition.

These days, the peanuts are shared in mission control during our most critical events – orbit insertions, flybys, and landings, or any event where tension and stakes are high. Remember these big moments, @NASAInSight and @MarsCuriosity?

Sending robots to space can be pretty nuts. 🥜 #DYK Snacking on “lucky peanuts” before launches and major mission events is a longstanding tradition at JPL. Why peanuts? solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/10022/wha…