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23 Oct. 2023 8:01 a.m.
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On May 4th, NASA’s InSight spacecraft, a geological probe on the surface of Mars, A major earthquake has been detected on Mars, recorded at a magnitude of 4.7. This was something scientists did not expect. Because the available information is that Mars does not have a tectonic plate.
planetary scientist of Oxford University in England, which has continued to study this matter. It is said that this earthquake is the largest ever recorded on Mars. Even the 4.7 magnitude figure is quite normal by Earth’s standards. But it is considered very harsh for our planetary neighbor. Scientists therefore suspect that the culprit was a meteorite that hit Mars and caused an earthquake. But the search for the crater has reached a dead end. But recently, scientists have concluded that this large earthquake was caused by the movement of the planet’s crust. This shows that faults on Mars can produce large earthquakes.
This analysis marks an important step forward in our understanding of seismic activity on Mars. And it brings scientists one step closer to unraveling the processes of planetary crust. However, Insight will retire in 2022 after working on the Red Planet for four years. There are quite a few works. In particular, 1,319 earthquakes were detected there.
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