The InSight Instrument Deployment Arm (IDA) has two primary objectives, to point the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) for imaging of the terrain surrounding the lander, and to deploy the InSight science instruments from the lander deck to the Martian surface. The IDA has a 4-degree-of-freedom back-hoe design, with the IDC mounted on the forearm, a grapple for lifting the science instruments, and a scoop for digging and scraping the Martian regolith.

The InSight Instrument Deployment Arm (IDA) has two primary objectives, to point 
            the Instrument Deployment Camera (IDC) for imaging of the terrain surrounding the lander,
            and to deploy the InSight science instruments from the lander deck to the Martian surface. 
            The IDA has a 4-degree-of-freedom back-hoe design, with the IDC mounted on the forearm, 
            a grapple for lifting the science instruments, and a scoop for digging and scraping the 
            Martian regolith.

InSight Instrument Deployment Arm

Magnetometer

InSight Fluxgate Magnetometer

InSight Auxiliary Payload Sensor Subsystem (APSS) Pressure Sensor (PS)

InSight Auxiliary Payload Sensor Subsystem (APSS) Temperatures and Wind Sensor for InSight (TWINS)

InSight Heat Flow and Physical Properties Package

The Insight Context Camera onboard the InSight Lander spacecraft.

The Insight Deployment Camera onboard the InSight Lander spacecraft.

InSight Radiometer

The RISE Experiment on the InSight Lander

Insight Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure

nsyt

InSight Mars Lander Mission

InSight Mars Lander Spacecraft

NAIF ID 499

Mars

Insight Instrument Deployment Arm

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