Impact-Generated Marsquakes Can Reach Deeper into Red Planet than Previously Known

Planetary researchers have used global and high-resolution orbital imaging to discover a fresh, 21.5-m (71-foot) impact crater that appeared at the same time as one of the marsquakes detected by NASA’s InSight lander. The post Impact-Generated Marsquakes Can Reach Deeper into Red Planet than Previously Known appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Feb 4, 2025 - 12:30
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Impact-Generated Marsquakes Can Reach Deeper into Red Planet than Previously Known
Charalambous et al. associate a new 21.5-m Mars impact crater in the tectonically active Cerberus Fossae region with InSight’s seismic event, S0794a. Image credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech / University of Arizona.

Planetary researchers have used global and high-resolution orbital imaging to discover a fresh, 21.5-m (71-foot) impact crater that appeared at the same time as one of the marsquakes detected by NASA’s InSight lander.

The post Impact-Generated Marsquakes Can Reach Deeper into Red Planet than Previously Known appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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