Goodbye, InSight.

In this video, we're saying goodbye to InSight, the Mars Insight lander. We'll miss all the science it's been able to make, and the chance to share it with the world.

All images credit NASA/JPL-Caltech

The Mars InSight lander landed on Mars on November 28, 2018 and went silent on December 15, 2022. This video is just a slideshow of some major events in InSight's life on Mars. This is not a comprehensive history. Just a quick review of the days when it was dust free, placing instruments on the surface, to troubleshooting the "mole" and its later days when dust covered the spacecraft.

Why don't we clean the solar panels?

Astronomy gear that I use:

Bahtinov Mask Focusing Mask for Telescopes - a must have for astrophotography.

Vestil CPRO-600 Ergonomic Worker Chair - probably the best piece of gear I have. This chair is adjustable and will allow you to view in comfort at any angle. Great for those with Dobsonian telescopes and fixed eyepieces!

Book that I'm reading now:
Setting Aside All Authority: Giovanni Battista Riccioli and the Science against Copernicus in the Age of Galileo

Last book I read:
Missions to Mars: A New Era of Rover and Spacecraft Discovery on the Red Planet

NASA Engineer by day and amateur astronomer by night.
Unless there's an upgrade or an issue. Then I'm still a NASA network engineer.

[bluey_]

R.I.P.
Insight
such a beloved NASA Mars lander
2018-2022

[kusminpabayokusminhttp]

R. i. P Insight 2 0 1 8 Day Is 174899😢

[bilal_audra]

from the insight I can learn to continue living life to the end as best I can

[SacredSpiritsforever]

I'm crying right now SAVE INSIGHT like send someone to bring it to earth or somethin

[Nickent]

thank you insight.. thank you for your contribution to humanity😥

[blackhawkblackhawk]

NASA should consider a sort of air blower on this instrument, that way solar panels don’t get so covered in dust

[LifeCreatesArt]

Wonderful video! So sad. Goodbye Insight❤️

[dectognon]

we will miss you, maybe might be fixed somehow probably not but good bye..we all respect you

[DA_Doog]

Look at the last message of insight it will make you cry

[IHWKR]

God that song brings back early 2000s graduations. Also that song by Vitamin C.

[chrisbrierley]

Hmmm. I Wonder if nasa would consider putting a duster/broom on that there robotic arm…. That way, before it died, it could brush off its solar panels…. And live.

[Random_Antifurry]

"My power is really low, So this may be my last image; Don't worry about me though: My time here has been both productive and serene. If i can keep talking to my mission team, I will - But i will be signing off here soon."


"Thanks for staying with me."

[PriyankaSharma-pjcq]

Why is it not possible to install a fan / blower kinda thing to clean solar panels !?

[Supersenior]

"My power is really low and this is the last image I can send,
Though don't worry about me.
If I can keep talking with my mission team, I will...
I'm signing of,
Thank you.





-insight

[jexanderarvelo]

Wait it can't use its arm to like scrape the dust out of the solar panel?

[lirendz]

Full message from the InSight:
My power’s really low, so this may be the last image I can send. Don’t worry about me though: my time here has been both productive and serene. If I can keep talking to my mission team, I will – but I’ll be signing off here soon. Thanks for staying with me.
copied from Twitter

[Ezrajusttraveling]

The rovers have proven time and time again that they last for much longer than expected so why not install a simple dust cleaning system?
Whether it be wipers or some compressed air to blow it off so they can last longer

[NS-mzgq]

One day they will make a rover that can clean itself

[thebigun.]

imagine running a backhoe thousands of miles away. nice.

[alexant]

What is that blue thing but RIP insight