The data recorded by the InSight spacecraft’s seismograph on Mars enabled the detection of the largest Martian earthquakes ever recorded. It was announced that the earthquakes were 5 times larger than the previous recorded Martian earthquakes.
Research on the red planet Mars continues for many years, with the study of Mars earthquakes recorded since 2019. Earthquake data recorded by the seismograph on the InSight spacecraft finally revealed the two largest earthquakes ever detected on Mars.
The earthquakes, named S0976a and S1000a, occurred on August 25, 2021, respectively. 4.2 magnitude and 24 days from now 4.1 magnitude took place. The earthquakes in question occur on Mars. largest recorded earthquakes it happened. of all earthquakes measured on Mars. 5 times bigger was declared.
Earthquakes took place on the other side of the planet
The region where the earthquakes took place was also a point of interest. Earthquakes,shadow zone‘, based on InSight’s location on the other half of the planet took place in the area. The fact that earthquakes were recorded even from such a remote area was the factor proving the magnitude of the earthquakes.
The S1000a earthquake also had another feature that was different from other earthquakes. According to InSight data, earthquake, took exactly 94 minutes. While the earthquake was thought to have occurred near the surface, its exact location could not be determined. It was determined that the S0976a earthquake took place in the Valles Marineris canyon network, where earthquakes were detected before. The research examining earthquakes was published in GeoSienceWorld and NASA’s website the other day.
- Seismograph of the InSight spacecraft.
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https://www.sciencealert.com/largest-quakes-ever-recorded-on-mars-detected-on-the-red-planet-s-far-side