The Red Planet like you’ve never seen it before Posted by Ondela Mlandu on 7 December 2018 Tags:photography, Travel Inspiration, Travel News NASA’s InSight lander has landed safely on its new home planet, Mars, and NASA has just released over 2,540 images of Mars captured by the spacecraft, as well as pictures of artists’ renderings of it on Mars. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is part of NASA’s Discovery programme. According to experts, the spacecraft’s mission to Mars will be the first to unlock the hidden geological secrets of the planet’s core. For some armchair travel of a whole new kind, here are a few images from the Red Planet: Mars’ Wirtz Crater. Image from NASA Roddy Crater on Mars, home to several large alluvial fans. Image from NASA The hole is about 1, 6 centimeters in diameter. Image from NASA An artist’s rendition of the InSight lander operating on the surface of Mars. Image from NASA Aram Chaos, a 280 kilometre diameter ancient impact crater that lies within in the Southern Highlands of Mars. Image from NASA The image is to track the movement of sand dunes near the North Pole of Mars. Image from NASA More images of the NASA InSight Mission can be seen here Related Posts New Skywalk lookout point in the making at God’s Window in Mpumalanga 20 September 2021 A brand new development at God's Window on the Drakensberg in the Blyde River Canyon Nature... read more 63 penguins found dead at Boulders Beach with multiple bee stings 20 September 2021 A swarm of bees seems to have been responsible for the death of 63 African... read more Two alleged rhino poachers, including police officer, released on bail 20 September 2021 Two alleged rhino poachers, a police officer and a Chinese interpreter, have been released from... read more PREV ARTICLE NEXT ARTICLE
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