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- NASA\u2019s InSight Lander Captures Audio of First Likely \u2018Quake\u2019 on Mars | NASA<\/a><\/li>\n
- Listen up: We\u2019ve detected our first marsquake | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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NASA\u2019s Mars InSight<\/a> lander has measured and recorded for the first time ever a likely \u201cmarsquake.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n
The faint seismic signal, detected by the lander\u2019s Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS<\/a>) instrument, was recorded on April 6, the lander\u2019s 128th Martian day, or sol. This is the first recorded trembling that appears to have come from inside the planet, as opposed to being caused by forces above the surface, such as wind. Scientists still are examining the data to determine the exact cause of the signal.<\/em><\/p>\n
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<\/a>This image<\/a>, taken March 19, 2019 by a camera on NASA\u2019s Mars InSight lander, shows the rover\u2019s domed Wind and Thermal Shield, which covers its seismometer, the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure, and the Martian surface in the background. Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The seismometer signals can be converted to audio:<\/p>\n
This video and audio illustrates a seismic event detected by NASA’s Mars InSight rover on April 6, 2019, the 128th Martian day, or sol, of the mission. Three distinct kinds of sounds can be heard, all of them detected as ground vibrations by the spacecraft’s seismometer, called the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS): noise from Martian wind, the seismic event itself, and the spacecraft’s robotic arm as it moves to take pictures. <\/em>Credits: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/CNES\/IPGP\/Imperial College London.<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n - Listen up: We\u2019ve detected our first marsquake | Ars Technica<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n