I choose to do my week 7 post on the NASA space probe and lander, InSight. It’s mission is to find out more about the planet’s core and map out earthquakes.
Previous missions to Mars have investigated the surface history of the Red Planet by examining features like canyons, volcanoes, rocks and soil, but no one has attempted to investigate the planet’s earliest evolution – its building blocks – which can only be found by looking far below the surface.
Because Mars has been less geologically active than the Earth (for example, it does not have plate tectonics), it retains more of a record of its history in its core, mantle and crust.
By studying the size, thickness, density and overall structure of the Red Planet’s core, mantle and crust, as well as the rate at which heat escapes from the planet’s interior, the InSight mission will provide glimpses into the evolutionary processes of all of the rocky planets in the inner solar system.
InSight is NASA’s 17th mission to mars and the first lander or rover to be able to dig to depths more than a few centimetres.
So far InSight has been able to send back two images. One with the camera cover on and one without it.
Find more information about the lander at NASA’s website.
-Finn
Hi Findlay (otherwise known as ‘He who should not be named’ aka Finn).
My name is Merry Beau and I am a commenter from the Student Blogging Challenge.
Certainly your blog is not an average blog. I really enjoyed your well written post on the NASA space probe and lander. I thought you wrote clearly and explained your topic well. I also liked that you used images. I think images really bring a post to life. Be sure though to attribute them and say where you got them.
I teach children between the ages of 4 and 12 and I am from Ireland. Here is a link to our class blog
http://merrybeau.edublogs.org/about/
My class and I have done the student blogging challenge in the past. If you continue to ‘stick with it’ you will learn a lot. As Ms.Morris says you can choose from the suggested activities to do what really interests you. That way blogging can be even more fun.
If you get a chance you could put up the Student Blogging Challenge badge for 2018. The instructions for doing that are here: http://studentchallenge.edublogs.org/2018/10/01/badges/
It would be lovely to hear back from you. You could leave a comment on my class blog. Part of the fun of blogging is getting to hear from people all over the world. As Ms. Morris says if you finish your tasks why not visit other student bloggers and leave a comment to say hello.
With every good wish. Have a great week,
Merry Beau