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posted by martyb on Thursday February 21 2019, @04:51AM   Printer-friendly
from the predicting-low-temperatures-brought-on-by-reduced-sunshine-and-a-low-pressure-system dept.

Courtesy of its Insight lander, NASA has launched a website that provides week-long weather forecasts for Elysium Planitia of our dusty red neighbor.

The new site is available here, and

...provides the public with a weekly Mars forecast, including high and low temperatures, wind speed, and pressure. The weekly forecast is joined by a historic data chart showing average and record temperatures for the Red Planet, offering a truly unique look at the foreign world.

The lander is located on the Elysium Planitia, a flat, smooth plain located slightly North of the equator.

The InSight(Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport) Lander's primary mission is to "to study in-depth the 'inner space' of Mars: its crust, mantle, and core."

NASA does better with acronyms than Congress.

Also at: Bad Astronomer, CNN, Forbes, and Fortune.


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  • (Score: 2) by black6host on Thursday February 21 2019, @06:05AM

    by black6host (3827) on Thursday February 21 2019, @06:05AM (#804399) Journal

    Stop hating! How the hell else are you going to know when the best time to visit Mars is if you don't have a good weather report?!!!

    Joking aside, being able to predict the weather may mean that rovers designed for months may last centuries. Just sayin'.

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