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The World Reacts to the Success of NASA’s InSight Mars Lander

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The successful landing of NASA's InSight probe on Mars set the internet ablaze Monday afternoon. Here's what the world had to say about the mission.

Final Destination

A six-month-long journey that could shape the future of humanity reached its nail-biting conclusion today.

On May 5th, NASA launched its InSight Mars lander from California’s Vanderberg Air Force Base. On Monday afternoon, following “seven minutes of terror,” the craft reached its final destination — Elysium Planitia, a flat plain near the Red Planet’s equator — where it will now spend the next two years conducting scientific research focused on the planet’s interior.

Everybody’s Talking

InSight’s efforts have the potential to teach us valuable information about the formation of rocky planets in our solar system. They could also inform our plans to one day visit, and perhaps colonize, the Red Planet.

No surprise, then, that the success of the landing set the internet ablaze. Here’s what notable experts, organizations, and politicians had to say about InSight’s triumphant touchdown.

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There's something in my eye. #MarsLanding

— Adam Savage (@donttrythis) November 26, 2018

READ MORE: Video Shows What Should Happen During the InSight Mars Landing Today [Inverse]

More on InSight: Breaking: NASA’s InSight Lander Just Landed on Mars

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