InSight lander captures a sunset on the Red Planet, taken around 6:30 p.m. Mars local time.
NASA’s InSight lander used the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) on the end of its robotic arm to image this sunset on Mars on April 25, 2019, the 145th Martian day, or sol, of the mission.
This color-corrected version more accurately shows the image as the human eye would see it. See both the “raw” and color-corrected images.
The first mission to send back such images was the Viking 1 lander, which captured a sunset on Aug. 21, 1976; Viking 2 captured a sunrise on June 14, 1978. Since then, both sunrises and sunsets have been recorded by the Spirit, Opportunity and Curiosity rovers, among other missions.
NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory manages InSight for the agency’s Science Mission Directorate. InSight is part of NASA’s Discovery Program, managed by the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. Lockheed Martin Space in Denver built the InSight spacecraft, including its cruise stage and lander, and supports spacecraft operations for the mission.
Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Editor: Sarah Loff
I just can’t help the Mars reminiding me of “Dark They Were, And Golden Eyed.”
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really puts our reality into perspective, to actually see the sunset of another world. Almost gives me the feeling that there are countless worlds like Mars or Earth, scattered with beings who see their star just as we see ours.
Such a lovely View of Sunset on Mars. Love the way that the picture clicked.
An image stirs the imagination and fuels the desire for further exploration of our celestial neighbors. The Marshall Space Flight Center remains a center for advanced research and development, focusing on propulsion, engineering, and scientific development for NASA’s missions.
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