Scientists and engineers at NASA are celebrating after its Insight spacecraft successfully landed on Mars on Monday. <br />The touchdown came after a dramatic seven-minute plunge to the surface of the Red Planet.<br />It marked the end to a journey that covered 480 million kilometers for more than six months.<br />It is also NASA's first attempt to land on Mars in six years, with only four out of 10 previous attempts being successful. <br />Insight will now embark on a two-year mission that aims to shine new light on how the Red Planet was formed by looking deep beneath the surface.<br />The probe will study Mars' core, crust and mantle and scientists can use that data to compare with the Earth's interior. <br />
