InSight seismic data reveals a molten layer a | EurekAlert!

The analysis by the InSight mission science team of seismic data recorded on Mars following a meteorite impact that occurred in September 2021 drastically changes our vision of the internal ... Read More

NASA's InSight reveals the deep interior of Mars

InSight's seismometer, called the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS), has recorded 733 distinct marsquakes. About 35 of those—all between magnitudes 3.0 and 4.0—provided the data for the ... Read More

Seismic waves reveal complexities in Mars’ mantle

Complex interior: illustration showing the two different layers of the Martian mantle between the core and crust. Also shown is how the layers affect seismic waves detected by InSight. (Courtesy: IPGP ... Read More

Mars hides a core of molten iron deep inside - Ars Technica

Data from NASA’s InSight lander’s SEIS (Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure) project had previously suggested that Mars has a large core that is not very dense. Read More

Big impacts picked up by seismograph on Mars - Ars Technica

That technique indicates that roughly half the seismic energy that InSight has picked up comes from a single location on Mars. Impactful events The cameras on the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO ... Read More

Mars' Hidden Layers: Seismic Data Reveals Molten Silicate Blanket

A recent study published in Nature attempts to examine a remarkable discovery regarding the existence of a molten silicate layer resting on top of the metallic core of Mars. This study challenges ... Read More

Mars reveals liquid core as scientists measure first seismic waves

April 25 (UPI) --Scientists have confirmed that Mars' core is liquid as seismic wave measurements have given valuable first-time clues about how the Red Planet was formed.The findings, published ... Read More

Meteorites have a seismic effect on Mars, revealing what lies below the ...

While NASA’s InSight seismic monitoring lander has detected body waves in Mars, these are the first surface waves to be observed. Now, scientists have analysed these waves. One study was led by Liliya ... Read More

NASA’s quake-detecting InSight Mars mission has come to an end - CNN

The seismic data alone from this Discovery Program mission offers tremendous insights not just into Mars but other rocky bodies, including Earth.” Designed to last for only two years, InSight ... Read More