Research on the red planet Mars will continue for many years to come, with the study of earthquakes on Mars being recorded since 2019. Earthquake data captured by the InSight spacecraft’s seismograph eventually revealed the two largest earthquakes ever detected on Mars.

The earthquakes, named S0976a and S1000a, occurred on August 25, 2021 respectively. 4.2 magnitude and in 24 days 4.1 size took place. The earthquakes in question take place on Mars. largest recorded earthquakes it happened. of all earthquakes measured on Mars. 5 times bigger was declared.

Earthquakes happened on the other side of the planet

The region where the earthquakes took place was also worth seeing. earthquakes,shadow zone‘, based on the location of InSight on the other half of the planet took place in the area. The fact that earthquakes were recorded even from such a remote area was the factor proving the magnitude of the earthquakes.

The S1000a earthquake also had another feature that was different from other earthquakes. According to InSight data, earthquake, lasted exactly 94 minutes† Although the earthquake was thought to have occurred near the surface, the exact location could not be determined. The S0976a earthquake was determined to occur in the Valles Marineris canyon network, where earthquakes had previously been detected. The earthquake research was recently published in GeoSienceWorld and the NASA website.

• Seismograph from the InSight spacecraft.