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Nasa's InSight mission: Mars sensor gets its protective 'hat'
By Jonathan Amos
BBC Science Correspondent
5 February 2019
NASA/JPL-CALTECH
The shield protects the system from the wind and swings in temperature
The US space agency's (Nasa) InSight mission has reached a new milestone in its quest to understand the interior of the Red Planet.
The probe has spent the weeks since its landing in November positioning a seismometer instrument on the surface.
Happy with the set-up, scientists have now instructed InSight to put a protective cover over the equipment.
The dome will shield the instrument from wind disturbance and swings in temperature.
More:
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-47131978