Seismic waves generated by quakes and a meteorite strike on Mars allowed NASA's InSight lander to collect data that helped reveal secrets of the Martian interior
When quakes rumbled on Mars and a meteorite smacked into the red planet during the past four years, NASA’s InSight lander collected soundwaves that helped reveal secrets of the Martian interior. During these events, InSight detected for the first time seismic waves traveling through the Martian core.
“The end result of the formation and evolution processes can be either the generation or absence of life-sustaining conditions. The uniqueness of Earth’s core allows it to generate a magnetic field that protects us from solar winds, allowing us to keep water. Mars’ core does not generate this protective shield, and so the planet’s surface conditions are hostile to life.” Mars currently lacks a magnetic field, but there are traces of magnetism that linger in the Martian crust.
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