NASA’s InSight Mission Reveals Internal Structure of Mars

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https://scitechdaily.com/nasas-insight-mission-reveals-the-detailed-internal-structure-of-mars/

Using information obtained from around a dozen earthquakes detected on Mars by the Very Broad Band SEIS seismometer, developed in France, the international team of NASA’s InSight mission has unveiled the internal structure of Mars. The three papers published on July 23, 2021, in the journal Science, involving numerous co-authors from French institutions and laboratories, including the CNRS, the Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, and Université de Paris, and supported in particular by the French space agency CNES and the French National Research Agency ANR, provide, for the first time, an estimate of the size of the planet’s core, the thickness of its crust and the structure of its mantle, based on the analysis of seismic waves reflected and modified by interfaces in its interior.

https://www.nationalgeographic.com/...ecraft -reveals-first-peek-inside-mars-center

https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/nasa-s-insight-reveals-the-deep-interior-of-mars

https://mars.nasa.gov/insight/mission/science/overview/

 

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Using data from the InSight mission, NASA has revealed the internal structure of Mars for the first time. The data obtained from around a dozen earthquakes detected by the Very Broad Band SEIS seismometer developed in France, show that Mars has a core composed of some heavy elements such as iron and nickel, surrounded by a mantle of molten rock and a crust made up of a combination of basaltic and sandy rocks. The thickness of the mantle is estimated to be between 35 and 60 kilometers, while the core is estimated to be between 1,800 and 2,400 kilometers in diameter. In addition to providing insight into the planet's composition, these findings could help us understand how Mars formed and evolved over time.