In November 2018, NASA InSight landed in the Elysium Planitia region of Mars with the goal of studying the planet’s deep interior for the first time by using seismic signals to learn more about the properties of the planet’s crust, mantle, and core. In a teleconference, agency leadership and mission team members highlighted the spacecraft’s science accomplishments, shared details on its power situation, and discussed its future.
Speakers:
Lori Glaze, director of NASA’s Planetary Science Division at NASA Headquarters
Bruce Banerdt, InSight principal investigator, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Kathya Zamora Garcia, InSight deputy project manager, JPL
Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
(Original Air Date: May 17, 2022)
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Very interesting Video! Thanks for the Upload!
Mission in sight is over end of year?
Mars quakes caused by the galactic wave coming through our solar system. Hang on folks Earth is next. NASA=Never A Straight Answer Tell the truth NASA!!!!
Thermodynamics states that a pressurized system cannot exist next to a vacuum without a solid barrier.
Yet the globe model has a pressurized atmosphere which exists next to space which is a vacuum.
Complete and total BS, Mars is an energetic luminary non Terra Firma.
Nothing can land on it, WAKE UP!!!
I find this funny. Decades and millions of dollars? And nobody can mount a simple paint brush, broom on arm to clean solar panels?!?!wtf?
Which probes will be considered icons? Which ones can be used as resources for outpost?
Should have swapped the mole for an air compressor.
why has panel cleaning not being designed in to the arm work
This seems so silly that this was not taken care of
10:39 for the start
Don't make Bruce Banerdt angry, you wouldn't like him when he's angry 🙂
My misinformation. Is it to enjoy the wise? You always make me high
I wonder if anyone from JPL reads the comments. I am somewhat curious as to why there was no effective mechanism to clean the solar panels. The arm appears to have some lifting capability, considering the science instruments it placed on the ground, and a similar "lifting nub" (as on the science packages) on the far end of the panels would have provided a mechanism to lift the panels. Off course there would also have to have been a hinge, allowing the panels to be lifted. It is just that the dust issue is well known, but no one is addressing it.
I have no way of proving I knew this would happen. I always said before this craft went up that they needed some sort of wiper with no fluid to keep the panels clean. I really don't understand why the scientist did not think of this. I thought this because the panels on earth have to be clean and also areas where there is a volcano eruption must be sort of like Mars, (after all they are always saying it is dusty).
Poor quality of sound!
for the start
One could simply close and open the panels each at a time. When the panels are closed, they are in a vertical positions, and most of the dust might come off.
Most electronic products come with a thin film that can be peeled off after unboxing. Some people leave it on. I have previously suggested covering the panels (and other delicate instruments) with a similar film. Perhaps the film can be kept on for a year or longer. When the dust gets heavy, peel off the film and the panels are like new. While the film might block a small percentage of the sun, the net gain is huge. This might also help for the landing that kicks up a lot of dust. I am not sure if film should actually touch the panels, given Mars temperature. The film must be peelable and not stick.
Perhaps they wanna shake it off with a thrill…
I heard Elon Musk wants to nuke a Mars Supervolcano. 💥🌋🌅