And now for the weather on Mars: NASAsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s newest lander is offering daily reports on the red planetsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s frigid winter.
Starting Tuesday, NASAsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is posting the highs and lows online , along with wind speed and atmospheric pressure from the InSight lander.
On Sunday, InSight recorded a high of 2 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 17 Celsius) and a low of minus 138 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 95 Celsius). Compare that with Sundaysa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s coldest U.S. temperature: minus 27 degrees (minus 3 Celsius) in Taylor Park, Colorado.
Scientists need to know the local Mars weather to determine if InSightsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s seismometer is registering real marsquakes or simply wind or pressure changes.
InSight landed near the Mars equator in November. NASAsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s Curiosity rover also gives weather updates, while roaming around Mars about 340 miles (550 kilometres) away.
NASAsa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½™s new Martian meteorologist
sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½” NASA JPL (@NASAJPL)
Get daily weather reports from , including temperature, wind speed and air pressure:
Marcia Dunn, The Associated Press
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