NASA shares picture of Martian sunrise clicked by InSight rover

Context

NASA has recently shared an interesting image of a Martian sunrise captured on the planet by the space agency’s InSight rover.

About

About InSight rover:

InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport), is a Mars lander which is the first robotic explorer to study the crust, mantle and core of Mars.
The InSight rover has two primary science objectives:
to understand the formation and evolution of the terrestrial planet by investigating the interior structure and processes of Mars and
to determine the present level of tectonic activity and meteorite impact rate on the planet
Apart from helping learn how Mars was formed, understanding its patterns will also help prepare for human exploration of the planet.
It uses its instruments to dig deep beneath the surface of the red planet and seek the ‘fingerprints’ of the process that formed the planet.
To do this, it measures the planet’s “vital signs”: seismology, heat flow and precision tracking.

Other similar missions on mars:

The InSight rover is not NASA’s only robotic helper on the planet: both the Perseverance rover and Ingenuity mars helicopter are also on the planet, making observations and collecting data.
Both are part of the American space agency’s 2020 Mars Exploration Program and landed on Mars in February, 2021.
- The Perseverance rover’s main task is to seek signs of ancient life and collect samples of rock and regolith (soil) for a possible return to earth.
- Ingenuity is a small robotic solar-powered helicopter that is a technological demonstration to test the first powered flight on Mars. It rode to Mars attached to the Perseverance rover.