Participants in this event took advantage of a rare opportunity to watch LIVE streaming at the Library on 26 November 2018 of the InSight Mission landing on Mars from NASA Mission Operation. The Library was the only NASA-registered entity in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region to live stream the landing.
InSight, short for Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport, is a Mars lander designed to give the Red Planet its first thorough checkup since it formed 4.5 billion years ago. It is the first outer space robotic explorer to study in-depth the 'inner space' of Mars: its crust, mantle and core.
The event started with a lecture on landing on planets by Dr. Essam Heggy, Research Scientist in Earth and Planetary Sciences and a member of several Space Missions. Attendees also conducted live conversations with scientists from NASA about the landing and the wider mission.
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