Reply to post: Re: Haven't they done this the wrong way round?

Opportunity's mission is over, but InSight almost ready for a driller thriller below Martian surface

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Re: Haven't they done this the wrong way round?

Use the seismometer to monitor the bonking? Learn from any failure mode?

Not a clue, really. Could just as easily be "do the more important and likely to work thing first" for both science and PR purposes.

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