On: NASA's InSight lander has touched down on Mars

[comboy]

> It will take between two to three months for the robotic arm to place the mission's instruments on the surface.

I haven't read about this mission before. Anybody knows why does it take so long?

[maljx → comboy]

They were saying on the stream that they would first build a replica of the ground environment in the lab to test run the deployment. And I believe this also includes the time to drill a deep hole.