NASA’s InSight mission on Mars—first glimpses of the planet’s interior from seismology

NASA’s InSight mission is the first lander to deploy a seismometer on a planetary body since more than 40 years. With a year of seismic data from Mars, new discoveries on Mars’ tectonics and interior structure are just emerging.

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Main Authors: Brigitte Knapmeyer-Endrun, Taichi Kawamura
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2020
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/ac1cfc32121b4d70beaa3d470c7d87e0
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Summary:NASA’s InSight mission is the first lander to deploy a seismometer on a planetary body since more than 40 years. With a year of seismic data from Mars, new discoveries on Mars’ tectonics and interior structure are just emerging.