Hell Yes, InSight’s Heat Probe Is Now Completely Buried on Mars - Gizmodo

There’s some happy news to report from the Red Planet, as the stubborn Mars InSight heat probe, known as “the mole,” is now completely buried.

Unfortunately, NASA can’t simply pick up the mole and try digging elsewhere: the probe doesn’t have a “grapple point” that can be grasped by InSight’s robotic arm.

NASA hit the pause button at this point because the InSight arm was required for other tasks, but it’s now back on mole detail.

After some mild progress, the Mars InSight heat probe, known as “the mole,” is no longer descending.

As NASA reports, the mole is now fully buried in the Martian regolith and out of sight.

That the probe is now completely buried is encouraging news, but there’s still no guarantee that NASA’s strategy will work.