NASA is all set to send the first-ever mission dedicated to exploring the deep interior of Mars. Scheduled to launch on 5 May, InSight—a stationary lander—will also be the first Nasa mission since the Apollo moon landings to place a seismometer, a device that measures quakes, on the soil of another planet.
InSight or the Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport mission, carries a suite of sensitive instruments to gather data.
Static/Current Takeaways Important for NABARD Grade-A Exam 2018-
- NASA stands for National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- NASA is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States.
Source- DD News
