InSight probes successfully landed on the surface of Mars, a new era has just opened

Surviving after passing through the extremely harsh atmosphere of Mars with the risk of being burned at any time, InSight - NASA's latest exploration vessel finally landed safely on the surface of the Red planet. .

The history of the aerospace industry has clearly recorded a new milestone, but the two-year-long mission is just beginning - a true mission of the ship's name: discovering the unknown under Earth of Mars .

After 6 months and a half of a long period of wandering out in space, InSight approached the Martian atmosphere at speeds of more than 19,312 km / h, plunging down to the right angle before falling to about 8km / h and finally stop when landing on the surface. In order for the landing phase to take place gently, the InSight when it reaches a certain height automatically activates the ultrasonic parachute system, processing data obtained from radars and operating jet engines in time . The fact shows that the landing process takes place in less than 7 minutes but it is considered the most for both the ship itself and the people behind the mission that it is undertaking.

In the process of going down with crazy speed, there are 2 small spacecraft located on Mars ' orbit 'witnessing' and recorded all data about the historical landing phase of InSight. In fact, these probes are MarCO satellites launched at the same time as InSight last May at the launch pad located in California (USA). Developed based on CubeSats, these 2 satellites have the shape of cubes with dimensions of 10 cm. Join this mission, CubeSats first entered the deep space. During the journey to Mars, InSight repeatedly sent signals to MarCO. The two satellites are then responsible for decoding and sending information back to the ground checkpoint. This helps engineers at NASA better understand what they need to do to help the landing process take place most smoothly.

In the last landing, just when InSight touched the ground, the lander sent an initial signal back to Earth, indicating that the probe had landed in a safe and intact state. 7 minutes later, the spacecraft uses a stronger signal to transmit to the ground, confirming that the previous signal is correct. Within three hours of the first signal sent, the multi-purpose spacecraft belonging to the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter program currently in Mars orbit will continue to bring the recorded landing data to Earth. to make sure everything doesn't matter.

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InSight's next mission is that it has to start the motor itself to open the solar panels - this is indispensable for any probe operating on another planet. If there are no panels, no energy to operate the electrical equipment, no mission will be completed. Mars Odyssey - the Mars-launched spacecraft since 2001 is currently flying across InSight's area to see if the solar panels have been released and information will be sent to NASA technicians in within 5 ưỡi hours.

If successful, InSight was able to 'roll in ' to perform the tasks it was programmed to carry out. InSight's mission is to record the Marsquakes (Mars earthquake) to capture sound waves from these events, with the ultimate goal of discovering secrets beneath Mars.

InSight's mission is to record the Marsquakes (Mars earthquake).

As planned, within 2-3 months, a robotic arm on InSight will begin to transfer its 2 'working tools' out, which is a seismic measuring device and a drill. The seismograph will be responsible for 'listening' to earthquakes, while the drill will begin drilling down to a depth of approximately 4.9 meters above the surface, then proceed to measure the temperature. In the next few months, InSight will begin exploration and provide us with unprecedented information about what is beneath the surface of Mars.

The InSight process landed on the surface of Mars

3 hours before landing: Check the weather

After 6 months of moving from Earth, the InSight spacecraft is set to fall into an accurate orbit to land on the surface of the Red planet.

About 3 hours before landing, the scientists had the last chance to adjust the InSight response time or position to avoid the effects of any dust storm.

Separated from the spacecraft

About 13 minutes before InSight entered the Martian atmosphere, it automatically separated from the solar-powered cruise ship and switched to an integrated battery.

Go into the atmosphere

More than 6 minutes before landing, InSight infiltrated Mars's thin air right at a speed of 19,312 km / h. It needs to keep the tilt at 12 degrees so that it will not ignite according to scientists' calculations.

Unpack the ultrasound

3 minutes 7 seconds before touching the ground, InSight's speed dropped quickly compared to the beginning and when it was about 11 km from the ground, the system even though the integrated ultrasound would burst.

Release the heat shield

2 minutes 52 seconds before landing, the built-in explosives will turn the heat shields out. These shields act as shields to protect InSight in the worst conditions.

Open the answer

2 minutes 42 seconds before landing, the activated systems will help open the ground up. These kernels are responsible for shocking when the ship hits the surface. After that, InSight will open the equipped ground sensor radar.

Separate from the last shield

45 seconds before landing, InSight separated from the last shield that was attached to the parachute, then fell freely to the surface.

Activate the rocket

44 seconds before landing, 12 small missiles were activated to slow down the falling speed.

Slowly falling down

15 seconds before landing, after stopping horizontal movement, InSight gently fell at about 2.5 meters per second.

Landing on the surface

2 hours 53 minutes today, NASA successfully landed the InSight probe into Elysium Planitia on the surface of Mars.

Open solar panels

20 minutes after landing, InSight had to open the solar panels to collect energy to operate electrical equipment.

6 month journey to Mars

The elliptical orbit of Mars helps it get close to the Earth every two years. This is an opportunity for InSight to shorten the time to reach the surface of the Red planet.

The first image of Mars was recorded by Insight.