Marsquakes reveal the Red Planet boasts a liquid core half its diameter0
- From Around the Web, Space
- July 28, 2021
Data from NASA’s InSight lander also hint at the thickness of the planet’s crust
Data from NASA’s InSight lander also hint at the thickness of the planet’s crust
Seismic waves from quakes detected by NASA’s robotic InSight lander have helped scientists decipher the anatomy of Mars, including the first estimates of the size of its large liquid metal core, thickness of its crust, and nature of its mantle.