What’s Inside Mars?
How does Mars’ mantle and crust compare to Earth’s?
via MOTHERBOARD
For the first time ever, scientists have studied the interior structure of a planet other than Earth by measuring seismic waves on Mars.
Three new studies published in Science on Thursday provide brand new insight into the composition and evolution of Mars. Using seismic data collected by the NASA lander InSight (Interior Exploration using Seismic investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport), scientists have gleaned more about the planet’s internal structure than ever before.
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