NASA’s InSight Mission Reveals Internal Structure of Mars

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NASA's InSight mission has successfully revealed Mars' internal structure by analyzing seismic data from approximately a dozen detected earthquakes using the Very Broad Band SEIS seismometer. This groundbreaking research, detailed in three papers published in the journal Science, estimates the size of Mars' core, the thickness of its crust, and the structure of its mantle. The findings are a collaborative effort involving multiple French institutions and are supported by the French space agency CNES. This research marks the first time scientists have gained insights into the planet's internal composition through seismic wave analysis. The results significantly enhance our understanding of Mars' geological characteristics.
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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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