The mysterious roar appears to have come from a location on Mars called Cerberus Fossae.
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Landing robot belonging to the American Space Agency (NASA) at Mars InSight managed to catch a mysterious roar that came from within the planet. Researchers believe that the roar came from a sudden release of energy into the planet’s interior.
This rumbling sound was most likely triggered by a tremor or “earthquake” that occurred on the planet. This phenomenon is known as the Marsquake or Mars “earthquake”, although the planet is believed not to have an active tectonic system like on Earth that can cause earthquakes.
The surface of Mars is more like the Moon which is much calmer when compared to Earth. However, the surface of Mars can experience vibrations due to cooling and contraction which then creates pressure.
According to NASA researchers, the mysterious roar appears to have originated from a location on Mars called Cerberus Fossae. The marsquake earthquake phenomenon is also believed to be centered at that location.
As reported Sky NewsPreviously, the Marsquake phenomenon occurred exactly one year of Mars time or about two years of Earth time. The previous Mars earthquake phenomenon occurred during the summer north of Mars.
Researchers believe that this summer could give InSight a better chance of hearing the rumbling of Marsquakes. The reason is, the wind on Mars is currently calmer.
Last year, NASA also shared votes thunder on Mars captured by InSight to the public. At that instant, the roar also came from within the planet, not from an external factor like the wind.
“Mars, I can hear you. I detected slow but different vibrations on Mars. The faint roar seems to come from within the planet and is still being researched by my team, try to listen, “wrote the account. Indonesia NASA InSight went official last year.
In the upload, NASA InSight also uploaded a video sound recording captured by InSight. In the video, NASA InSight sheds light on the roar caused by the wind, InSight’s robot arm, and the supposed Marsquake phenomenon.
Currently, the power in InSight is starting to decrease as Mars moves away from the sun. InSight is expected to regain its energy injection in July when Mars starts moving closer to the sun again.
Prior to reaching July, various instruments on InSight will be temporarily shut down, including the seismometer. The InSight seismometer, which is called the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS), is an instrument that plays a role in recording the phenomena of rumbling and Marsquakes on Mars.
The research team hopes the seismometers at InSight can continue to burn for another month or two. After that, the seismometer will be temporarily turned off and InSight will enter hibernation mode.
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