
After the scoop on the end of NASA's Mars InSight lander was used to push down on the top of the spacecraft's "mole," or self-hammering heat probe, it was held in place to essentially block the mole from popping out of the soil. The movement of sand grains in the scoop, seen here, suggested that the mole had began bumping up against the bottom of the scoop while hammering on June 20, 2020. Movie available at https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA23896
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PIA23896
Date Created
July 7, 2020
Center
JPL
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