 TWINS sensor | |
| Operator | NASA / Jet Propulsion Laboratory |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Spanish Astrobiology Center (CSIC-INTA) |
| Instrument type | Atmospheric sensors |
| Function | Meteorology suite |
| Mission duration | 2 years (planned) |
| Began operations | 26 November 2018, 19:52:59 UTC (landing) |
| Host spacecraft | |
| Spacecraft | InSight |
| Operator | NASA / JPL |
| Launch date | 5 May 2018, 11:05 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas V 401 [1] |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-042A |
Temperature and Winds for InSight (TWINS) is a NASA meteorological suite of instruments on board the InSight lander that landed on Mars on 26 November 2018. TWINS provides continuous wind and air temperature measurements to help understand the seismic data from the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument. The instruments were developed by the Spanish Astrobiology Center at Madrid, Spain.
- ^ Clark, Stephen (19 December 2013). "Mars lander to launch from California on Atlas 5 in 2016". Spaceflight Now. Retrieved 20 December 2013.