NASA’s InSight probe landed on Mars a few hours ago after a rigorous voyage through space of nearly seven months. The space agency has revealed in its latest update that the probe has also successfully deployed its solar panels – needed to power the lander – on the Red Planet. After reaching Mars’ atmosphere a little before 3 PM EST, InSight made a nerve-racking descent to the planet’s surface. The probe made a complex multi-step routine to slow down from more than 19,000 kmph to just 8 kmph before it hit the ground. For this, InSight had to autonomously deploy…

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