NASA’s InSight Rover Prepares for Final Transmission Written 20 December 2022

The Guardian (UK) reports that NASA’s InSight lander “has delivered what could be its final message from Mars, where it has been on a history-making mission to reveal the secrets of the Red Planet’s interior.” In November, the space agency “warned the lander’s time may [be coming] to an end as dust continued to thicken and choke out the InSight’s power.” A message shared on the NASA InSight Twitter account on Monday read: “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.” The robotic geologist, “armed with a hammer and quake monitor, first touched down on the barren expanse of Elysium Planitia in November 2018.”
Full Story (The Guardian – UK)