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Lander
TThe Mars lander is 6 m long (including the two solar panels), almost 1.6 m wide (or 2.2 m including the solar panels), and has a maximum height of 108 cm and weighs 360 kg.
Solar panels
They supply power to the lander and its instruments and have a diameter of 2.2 m each.
Solar panels
They supply power to the lander and its instruments and have a diameter of 2.2 m each.
Seismometer (SEIS)
This instrument measures seismic waves of marsquakes, meteorite impacts, underground magma flows or even the vibrations of the HP3 experiment with the aim to find out more about the structure and composition of the planet's interior.
Heat probe (HP3)
This instrument will drill down to a depth of 5 m below the surface of Mars to quantify the heat flow from the planet's interior to its surface.
Rotation measurer (RISE)
This radio science instrument will calculate the somewhat wobbly rotation of Mars, indicating whether it has a solid and/or liquid interior.
Rotation measurer (RISE)
This radio science instrument will calculate the somewhat wobbly rotation of Mars, indicating whether it has a solid and/or liquid interior.
Robot arm
The arm is 2.4 m long and has five fingers powered by four engines. It can lift the seismometer and the heat flux probe and deposit them on the surface of Mars.
Camera on the robot arm
The camera can be pointed in any direction to take pictures of the surrounding area and instruments from any perspective. Researchers can determine the best locations for instruments from Earth using these colour 3D images.
Camera underneath the platform
This camera is fitted with a fisheye lens and can therefore take wide-angle photos of the entire working area of the InSight lander.