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Location of the InSight landing site on HiRISE image ESP_036761_1845

Location of the InSight landing site on HiRISE image ESP_036761_1845
Location of the InSight landing site on HiRISE image ESP_036761_1845 This HiRISE image of Elysium planitia was taken on 30 May 2014 as part of the campaign to map the region for potential InSight landing site. It is the best-quality image of the location that InSight landed on 26 November 2018. The black dot shows the location that InSight eventually landed. NASA / JPL / UA / Emily Lakdawalla