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NASA's InSight Mission Runs Out Of Energy After Collecting Scientific Mars Data

By Joji Xavier   ✉  | Published:  | Google News Follow Us  | Join Us
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After more than four years of collecting unique scientific data on Mars, NASA's InSight mission has ended as its spacecraft stopped functioning.

Mission controllers at the agency's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Southern California were unable to contact the lander after two consecutive attempts, leading them to conclude the spacecraft's solar-powered batteries have run out of energy - a state engineers refer to as "dead bus."

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