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#100 by Blackstar on 02 Feb, 2019 18:38
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#101 by Svetoslav on 02 Feb, 2019 18:41
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Hey, this is a flying saucer... errr... a shield!
https://twitter.com/InSightImageBot/status/1091781329337966594 -
#102 by Blackstar on 02 Feb, 2019 18:41
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#103 by Blackstar on 02 Feb, 2019 18:50
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Cover still on the lander, and then deployed.
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/multimedia/raw-images/?order=sol+desc%2Cdate_taken+desc&per_page=50&page=0&mission=insight
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#104 by Blackstar on 02 Feb, 2019 18:58
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#105 by redliox on 02 Feb, 2019 19:01
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The latest batch shows it set on the seismometer although still attached to the arm. Will they be finicky (for good reason of course) before fully releasing? Also the cover is just a cover, no wiring involved right?
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#106 by Blackstar on 04 Feb, 2019 17:38
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Image from Feb 3. You can see that they have lowered the gold skirt around the edge of the cover. (I wonder how they command it to drop that skirt? Is it a mechanical system or is there some kind of electro-mechanical actuator in there?)
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#107 by catfry on 05 Feb, 2019 02:49
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From Emily Lakdawallas post her http://www.planetary.org/blogs/emily-lakdawalla/2019/insight-wts-placed.html it just sounds like it slowly unfolds by gravity over a matter of days.
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#108 by redliox on 06 Feb, 2019 23:22
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The shield is finally released. We finally have a Martian seisometer able to work in peace. Now, next up the mole, of course...
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#109 by Blackstar on 08 Feb, 2019 12:32
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#110 by Blackstar on 10 Feb, 2019 01:44
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#111 by redliox on 10 Feb, 2019 03:48
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Reaching for the mole now. It has the same kind of grip but positioned differently from either SEIS or its cover. I presume they did their best to try to balance the weight.
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#112 by redliox on 11 Feb, 2019 08:15
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Mole has been grabbed.
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#113 by theinternetftw on 11 Feb, 2019 21:51
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For those who have slow internet connections, I recommend changing the "per_page" parameter in the URL to a lower number like I've done below, having chosen 5.
https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/multimedia/raw-images/?order=sol+desc%2Cdate_taken+desc&per_page=5&page=0&mission=insight
The standard value of 50 pictures results in a 65MB download just for that single page visit. That's completely insane, but the site has been up for months, so I assume nobody is going to do anything about it.
With that out of the way, here's a gif of the grab.
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#114 by Swedish chef on 11 Feb, 2019 22:33
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For those who have slow internet connections, I recommend changing the "per_page" parameter in the URL to a lower number like I've done below, having chosen 5.
One could also follow Insightimagebot on twitter that reposts all images as they come in.
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#115 by eeergo on 12 Feb, 2019 10:19
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#116 by eeergo on 12 Feb, 2019 13:40
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https://twitter.com/MarkPanning/status/1095039338235056128
Quietest location where a seismometer has ever been placed? (I guess the ones on the Moon were more noisy given the larger thermal excursions + tides there?) -
#117 by redliox on 12 Feb, 2019 23:19
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Appears both instruments on the ground now
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#118 by Blackstar on 13 Feb, 2019 01:45
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#119 by eeergo on 13 Feb, 2019 09:05
