Mars Insight lander bids farewell from the red planet

NASA's InSight Lander Sends Back Potential Final Images of the Red Planet

NASA’s InSight lander has sent back what are likely to be its final images from Mars Source: AAP / NASA

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NASA says it is retiring its InSight Mars lander mission, after over four years of collecting data on the red planet. InSight recently fell silent for the first time since arriving on Mars; its power levels had been dwindling for months because of dust coating its solar panels.

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