urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument:ida.insight 1.0 1.11.0.0 Product_Context IDA 2019-04-01 0.9 Pre-peer-review version 2019-10-16 1.0 Post-peer-review version urn:nasa:pds:context:instrument_host:spacecraft.insight instrument_to_instrument_host Instrument Deployment Arm Regolith Properties Robotic Arm 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.