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NASA images show a meteor crashed into Mars, triggered a big quake, and kicked up surprise water ice
NASA's InSight lander detected an unusual quake on Mars. Then the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter spott…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen,Mariann…
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Mars may have molten lava, scientists discover from quakes detected by NASA's Insight lander
NASA's Mars seismometer kept detecting quakes coming from one region of rifts. Scientists now think…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Wavering NASA lander detects biggest Mars quake yet, even as dust drains its energy
NASA's InSight lander is fighting a layer of Mars dust that's covering its solar panels and causing…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's InSight lander sent this final photo before dying after 4 years studying Mars quakes, dust devils, and meteor impacts
InSight revealed Mars's interior to scientists for the first time by capturing more than 1,300 Mars…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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Scientists are recreating the first Marsquake on Earth to find out what it would feel like
Mars might be 225 million kilometers away but scientists have long tried to recreate the environmen…
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NASA's InSight lander has finally detected 3 big Mars quakes, including one that lasted nearly 90 minutes
On InSight's 1,000th day on Mars, the robot's seismometer detected the big Mars quake that NASA sci…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's InSight lander has detected more than 500 Mars quakes, but the big ones are mysteriously missing
Mars seems to have an Earth-like interior that's wrapped in a dry, moon-like crust. But scientists …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA detects a quake on Mars for the very first time — using sound
The seismic signal was recorded on April 6 — Insight’s 128th day on Mars — and it’s the first tr…
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For the first time, we have an audio recording from the surface of Mars - take a listen
Microphones on NASA's Perseverance rover have recorded audio from Mars' Jezero Crater. You can hear…
Aylin Woodward
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NASA expects Mars lander to run out of power, ending InSight's historic mission
InSight detected more than 1,300 quakes on Mars, revealing the planet's inner layers for the first …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's InSight lander captured the 'bloop' sound of a meteor falling to Mars
NASA captured the sound of a meteor careening through Mars' atmosphere, splintering, and crashing. …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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China just launched an ambitious Mars mission that could be its first to reach the red planet — and make it just the third nation to explore the Martian surface
The Tianwen-1 orbiter, lander, and rover mission successfully launched on a Long March 5 rocket Thu…
Dave Mosher
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Scientists have detected dozens of potential Mars quakes - and the early data suggests Mars may be less Earth-like than we thought
Not all quakes are created equal. When the Earth shakes, it's because tectonic plates in the crust …
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Perseverance rover recorded the screechy sounds of its own driving on Mars
NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars last month. Microphones on board have recorded sounds of t…
Aylin Woodward
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Listen to the snap, crackle, pop of NASA's Perseverance rover zapping rocks on Mars with a laser
NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars last month. Microphones on board have recorded sounds of t…
Aylin Woodward
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NASA's InSight Mars lander just gave scientists an unprecedented look at the guts of the red planet. Here's how they compare to Earth's.
By analyzing a dozen quakes, NASA's InSight lander has helped scientists estimate the size and make…
Aylin Woodward
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NASA's InSight Mars lander might die by April if it doesn't get a significant energy boost
InSight's solar panels are covered in Martian dust, decreasing their energy production. Without a "…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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NASA's Insight lander is revealing Mars to be far more shaky than we thought. It picked up about 450 quakes and 10,000 ground-bending whirlwinds.
Insight has made a few other surprising discoveries so far. It found that the magnetic field around…
Morgan McFall-Johnsen
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This 1.8 billion pixel panorama of Mars is made up of 1,200 individual pictures
It’s a clay-bearing region that used to be home to lakes and streams billions of years ago. Now,…
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NASA's attempt to burrow into Mars met 2 insurmountable obstacles: cement-like soil and an unexpected energy shortage
InSight lander's "mole" was unable to hammer through the Martian soil, and unusually dusty solar pa…