Yesterday was a big day for NASA. The InSight lander which launched early this year finally arrived at Mars and successfully landed on the planet’s surface, and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory was overjoyed that all their hard work and planning over the past 8+ years had ultimately paid off. Now, with the lander still getting itself ready for the years of work ahead of it, the robot took the time to shoot back its very first photos of its landing site.
The first image, a dust-covered snapshot taken just moments after landing, was difficult to make out but served as a lovely tease for what was to come. The second image, taken from a different camera built into the robot, is a whole lot clearer.
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