PIA23276: Testing How InSight's Arm Will Push on Mars

           Target: Mars Mission:  InSight Instrument:  Heat and Physical Properties Package (HP3) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech …

PIA23274: Current Position of InSight's Mole (Illustration)

           Target: Mars Mission:  InSight Instrument:  Heat and Physical Properties Package (HP3) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/DLR …

PIA23272: JPL Engineers Test Heat Probe Strategies

           Target: Mars Mission:  InSight Instrument:  Heat and Physical Properties Package (HP3) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech …

PIA23271: Signs of the Heat Probe Shifting on Mars

           Target: Mars Mission:  InSight Instrument:  Heat and Physical Properties Package (HP3) Image Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech …

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