InSight into Mars

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InSight into Mars

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Dec 4, 2018

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On November 26, 2018, NASA engineers and scientists celebrated upon receiving confirmation that the Martian lander InSight had touched down successfully. What does InSight do and what will it tell us about the Red Planet? Learn more about your ad-choices at https://news.iheart.com/podcast-advertisers

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Dec 4, 2018

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