PIA22738: MarCO Relaying Data from InSight


MarCO Relaying Data from InSight

Caption:

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This animation depicts the MarCO CubeSats relaying data (blue) from NASA's InSight lander (green) as InSight enters the Martian atmosphere.

Background Info:

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.

Cataloging Keywords:

Name Value Additional Values
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