InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations

NASA Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature of Red Planet’s Interior – NASA

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NASA Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature of Red Planet’s Interior – NASA

Rocky material that impacted Mars lies scattered in giant lumps throughout the planet’s mantle, offering clues about Mars’ interior and its ancient past. What appear to be fragments from the aftermath of massive impacts on Mars that occurred 4.5 billion years ago have been detected deep below the planet’s surface. The discovery was made thanks … Read more

NASA’s InSight Finds Marsquakes From Meteoroids Go Deeper Than Expected – NASA

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NASA’s InSight Finds Marsquakes From Meteoroids Go Deeper Than Expected – NASA

With help from AI, scientists discovered a fresh crater made by an impact that shook material as deep as the Red Planet’s mantle. Meteoroids striking Mars produce seismic signals that can reach deeper into the planet than previously known. That’s the finding of a pair of new papers comparing marsquake data collected by NASA’s InSight … Read more

NASA Mars Orbiter Spots Retired InSight Lander to Study Dust Movement – NASA

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NASA Mars Orbiter Spots Retired InSight Lander to Study Dust Movement – NASA

New images taken from space show how dust on and around InSight is changing over time — information that can help scientists learn more about the Red Planet. NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) caught a glimpse of the agency’s retired InSight lander recently, documenting the accumulation of dust on the spacecraft’s solar panels. In the … Read more