Space Mars' Core Looks Bigger than It Is Because of a Layer of Molten Rock A game-changing event occurred in September 2021 when a meteorite impact on Mars generated seismic waves that allowed scientists to gain new insights into the planet's interior. This impact provided crucial data that illuminated the core's true nature.
Space Scientists Reveal the Surprising Origin of Mars' Most Powerful Quake It has now been revealed that the quake was not caused by an asteroid impact, as initially suspected, but by tectonic forces deep within Mars itself. This discovery challenges previous notions of Mars' geological activity.
Space NASA Finds That Days on Mars Are Getting Shorter Recent measurements collected by NASA's InSight Mars Lander have revealed that the length of a Martian day is diminishing by around three-quarters of a millisecond annually due to the planet's spinning rate speeding up.
Space Scientists Confirmed the Composition of Mars's Core Using Seismic Waves Scientists were able to confirm the composition of Mars's core using seismic waves that traveled through the Red Planet. It turned out that Mats has a liquid core made of iron alloy and high amounts of sulfur and oxygen.
Space The Automated Martian Station InSight Stopped Communicating The InSight space science station, which arrived at Mars in 2018, has stopped communicating. As NASA noted, the last time the spacecraft could be contacted was December 15.
Space NASA's InSight Lander Detects the Biggest Quake on Mars Seismic waves passing through Martian crust, mantle and core provide invaluable information about their size, composition and structure, enabling a better understanding of the Red Planet's internal structure and past.
