Science and Exploration

Mars InSight Update

By Keith Cowing
Press Release
NASA
December 20, 2022
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Mars InSight Update
Possibly the last image from InSight on Mars
NASA

On Dec. 18, 2022, NASA’s InSight did not respond to communications from Earth. The lander’s power has been declining for months, as expected, and it’s assumed InSight may have reached its end of operations.

It’s unknown what prompted the change in its energy; the last time the mission contacted the spacecraft was on Dec. 15, 2022.

The mission will continue to try and contact InSight.

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