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By MARCIA DUNN
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) And now for the weather on Mars: NASAs newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planets frigid winter.
Starting Tuesday, NASAs Jet Propulsion Laboratory is posting the highs and lows online , along with wind speed and atmospheric pressure from the InSight lander.
On Sunday, InSight recorded a high of 2 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 17 Celsius) and a low of minus 138 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 95 Celsius). Compare that with Sundays coldest U.S. temperature: minus 27 degrees (minus 3 Celsius) in Taylor Park, Colorado.
Scientists need to know the local Mars weather to determine if InSights seismometer is registering real marsquakes or simply wind or pressure changes.
InSight landed near the Mars equator in November. NASAs Curiosity rover also gives weather updates, while roaming around Mars about 340 miles (550 kilometers) away.
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(43,198 posts)"Mars is -138 Degrees? Where's that good old global warming everyone was talking about?"