This animation depicts the MarCO CubeSats relaying data (blue) from NASA's InSight lander (green) as InSight enters the Martian atmosphere.
The MarCO and InSight projects are managed for NASA's Science Mission Directorate, Washington, by JPL, a division of the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena.
Name | Value | Additional Values |
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Target | Mars | |
System | ||
Target Type | Planet | |
Mission | Mars Cube One (MarCO) | InSight |
Instrument Host | InSight Lander | |
Host Type | Lander | |
Instrument | ||
Detector | ||
Extra Keywords | Atmosphere, Color | |
Acquisition Date | ||
Release Date | 2018-11-16 | |
Date in Caption | ||
Image Credit | NASA/JPL-Caltech | |
Source | photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA22738 | |
Identifier | PIA22738 |