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Result's of InSight's first hammering attempt, sol 92

Result's of InSight's first hammering attempt, sol 92
Result's of InSight's first hammering attempt, sol 92 InSight's mole hammered away for four hours on sol 92 (1 March 2019), but didn't penetrate very far because it encountered a rock, a complication that wasn't unexpected. The effort shifted the position of the instrument housing by 2 centimeters. More hammering is planned, and the probe should be able to continue burying itself. NASA / JPL-Caltech