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InSight Landing on Mars

3 minutes 15 seconds

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Glowing flare shines golden light on an image of Mars in the background. Text reads, "Insight Landing on Mars."

InSight is a Mars lander designed to give the Red Planet its first thorough checkup since it formed 4.5 billion years ago. The lander landed on Mars Nov. 26, 2018, and it is still gathering information about the planet.

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