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On February 28, NASA's InSight Lander began digging in the ground of Mars. The goal was to send a clip with temperature sensors in the surface of the planet in order to take temperature readings. It seems that for the moment, after two hammer blows, the digging device has jammed and will remain so for at least a few weeks while the engineers determine what to do.
What happened?
The instrument in question on the NASA InSight lander is called the heat flux and physical properties probe, or HP3, and it is supposed to dig into the Martian soil and measure the temperature changes below the surface. The digging mechanism, called Mole, has encountered some problems. The mole sinks into the ground hammering for a few hours at a time. On February 28, the first round of 400 hammer blows took place. The digging probe, known as the Mole, could reach a depth of 7 to 19.7 inches. He encountered at least one obstacle, probably a rock, but managed to overtake him. Later at the end of the session, he encountered another obstacle that may have caused a problem.
On March 2, the hammering resumed but no progress has been made. The InSight team now thinks they may have reached an obstacle big enough to tip the aircraft about 15 degrees. The obstruction is most likely a big rock or gravel. If the instrument is tilted, future progress will be difficult.
This chart shows the progress made so far in the progress made towards reaching the goal.Kander10 Designs
What do we do?
For now, the team has stopped pounding to review the available data. This will give them a better idea of what the problem is and how they can solve it. For now, they take temperature readings and collect data at the current depth.
I will be following this mission closely in the coming weeks so that you can check the updates here. You can also follow the NASA blanket.
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On February 28, NASA's InSight Lander began digging in the ground of Mars. The goal was to send a clip with temperature sensors in the surface of the planet in order to take temperature readings. It seems that for the moment, after two hammer blows, the digging device has jammed and will remain so for at least a few weeks while the engineers determine what to do.
What happened?
The instrument in question on the NASA InSight lander is called the heat flux and physical properties probe, or HP3, and it is supposed to dig into the Martian soil and measure the temperature changes below the surface. The digging mechanism, called Mole, has encountered some problems. The mole sinks into the ground hammering for a few hours at a time. On February 28, the first round of 400 hammer blows took place. The digging probe, known as the Mole, could reach a depth of 7 to 19.7 inches. He encountered at least one obstacle, probably a rock, but managed to overtake him. Later at the end of the session, he encountered another obstacle that may have caused a problem.
On March 2, the hammering resumed but no progress has been made. The InSight team now thinks they may have reached an obstacle big enough to tip the aircraft about 15 degrees. The obstruction is most likely a big rock or gravel. If the instrument is tilted, future progress will be difficult.
This chart shows the progress made so far in the progress made towards reaching the goal.Kander10 Designs
What do we do?
For now, the team has stopped pounding to review the available data. This will give them a better idea of what the problem is and how they can solve it. For now, they take temperature readings and collect data at the current depth.
I will be following this mission closely in the coming weeks so that you can check the updates here. You can also follow the cover of NASA.