Spectators in Times Square watch the NASA TV broadcast of the Mars InSight landing on video board of the NASDAQ MarketSite on Nov. 26, 2018.
Spectators in Times Square watch the NASA TV broadcast of the Mars InSight landing on video board of the NASDAQ MarketSite on Nov. 26, 2018. The lander sent a signal affirming a completed landing sequence at approximately 3 p.m. EST after touching down on the western side of a flat, smooth expanse of lava called Elysium Planitila. InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to study the “inner space” of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)