What is a ‘marsquake’ and why does it happen?
On May 4, NASA reported that its InSight Mars lander detected the largest quake that was ever observed on another planet. The rover had first landed on Mars in November 2018 and has heard 1,313 quakes ever since, of which the largest previously recorded “marsquake” was detected in August 2021. On Earth, basically, quakes are … Read more