Insight spacecraft, which revealed how Mars was shaken by earthquakes, reached important data. The spacecraft has identified the two largest earthquakes to ever occur on Mars.
ONE OF THE EARTHQUAKE LASTED 94 MINUTES
Research Insight data published in The Seismic Record revealed how earthquakes on Mars are detected. The first of these earthquakes occurred on August 25, 2021, while the other occurred on September 18.
According to the news of Shift DeleteThese two earthquakes differ from other earthquakes with some features. These earthquakes stand out primarily as they are the largest Martian earthquakes detected to date.
It was stated that the magnitude of the August earthquake, called S0976a, was 4.2. The September earthquake, called S1000a, occurred with a magnitude of 4.1.
It was stated that the first of the earthquakes lasted a few seconds. On the other hand, it was announced that the second earthquake lasted for 94 minutes.
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