NASA unsticks burrowing Mars 'mole' with a push from the InSight lander - CNET

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Mars has been very resistant to the NASA InSight lander's burrowing heat probe, but there's a new glimmer of hope for the Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package, better known as the "mole."

Space fans have been following the mole's saga since it first got stuck over a year ago. The InSight team has tried everything from patting the soil around the probe to pushing against the side of it to help it gain traction. NASA's latest move involves pushing down on the top of the mole using the scoop on the end of InSight's robotic arm


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