Dusty Farewell: InSight’s Legacy on Mars

In December 2024, NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter captured a nostalgic image of the retired InSight lander, now elegantly dust-covered. Landing in November 2018, InSight surpassed expectations by detecting marsquakes and unveiling Mars’ geological secrets until dust dimmed its solar panels in December 2022. Though silent, these orbiter snapshots offer invaluable insights into Martian dust dynamics, paving the way for future missions. InSight may have retired, but its dusty legacy continues to inspire.