NASA - InSight Mars Lander patch.
Dec 20, 2022
NASA InSight’s Power Level as of Dec. 12, 2022
InSight Mars Lander: Probing the Martian Interior. Image Credits: NASA/JPL-Caltech
As of Dec. 12, 2022, InSight is generating an average of ~285 watt-hours of energy per Martian day, or sol. The tau, or level of dust cover in the atmosphere, was estimated at .96 (typical tau levels outside of dust season range from 0.6-0.7).
NASA InSight – Dec. 19, 2022
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.
Related articles:
NASA Prepares to Say ‘Farewell’ to InSight Spacecraft
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/11/nasa-prepares-to-say-farewell-to.html
NASA’s InSight Gets a Few Extra Weeks of Mars Science
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/06/nasas-insight-gets-few-extra-weeks-of.html
InSight's Final Selfie
https://orbiterchspacenews.blogspot.com/2022/05/insights-final-selfie.html
Related link:
InSight Mars Lander: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/insight/main/index.html
Image (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Naomi Hartono.
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