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Burying the seismometer

In this gif made of several images taken on March 14, 2021, InSight is seen scooping up Martian dirt and putting it on a cable connecting the seismometer to the lander. NASA scientists hoped that this would help insulate the seismometer’s data from wind and extreme temperature shifts.
In this gif made of several images taken on March 14, 2021, InSight is seen scooping up Martian dirt and putting it on a cable connecting the seismometer to the lander. NASA scientists hoped that this would help insulate the seismometer’s data from wind and extreme temperature shifts. Gif: NASA/JPL-Caltech

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