US "In Sight" Space probe Robot

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US partners in the project are France and Germany

The Atlas 5 missile will be launched from the Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, carrying In Site

The weight of the probe is 694 kg
The weight of the equipment is 50 kg
The weight of the payment system is 67 kg

Its Solar panels generate 700 watts

The journey distance is 484 million km
Landing date 26 November 2018

The probe is dedicated to exploring the depths of Mars

The probe will spend one year on Mars

A French-made seismograph is designed to monitor the vibrations caused by earthquakes (read Marsquakes)
The mechanical arm of the probe will place the seismograph on the surface
They are sensitive enough to detect a seismic wave that does not exceed the radius of the hydrogen atom

The probe is equipped with a German drilling excavator
You can drill to a depth of 5 meters below the surface of the earth
They drag a thermometer-like probe into the heat from the inside of the planet

Equipped with a meteorological station

Manufacturing cost $ 800 million

The probe is accompanied by two satellites, called Kopsats
They will go to Mars with their own path behind the probe
They will launch with the same rocket

The probe wants to listen to the heartbeat of Mars

 

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* NASA successfully tested a miniature nuclear reactor last Wednesday capable of generating 10 kilowatts, be counted on enough to operate a number of homes for 10 years, which will help make the long manned missions to Mars and the Moon possible, especially that the generation of energy from solar panels is insufficient and can not be counted on for manned missions..