'We could not have asked for more from InSight,' Anna Harleston, co-lead of NASA InSight's Marsquake Service told Interesting Engineering.
Essentially, Mars' composition means it provides a window into a period of planetary evolution that Earth left behind three billion years ago., those conditions mean Mars may provide "the most in-depth and accurate record in the solar system of [geological] processes."
It also had a radio sensor that could detect planetary motion, meaning it could collect data on the red planet's mass and density. Finally, a magnetometer allowed it to analyze the planet's magnetic field history. The spacecraft did, however, send seismic waves into the interior of Mars which it used to then measure the thickness of its layers by analyzing their reflection. The mission found that the planet's crust is thinner than previously believed, measuring roughly 25 to 40 kilometers in depth.
"However, we have seen some larger events which have much clearer signals, the majority of which originate in Cerberus Fossae, an area thought to have the most recent volcanism on Mars. These are likely caused by cooling around the dikes underlying the faults we see in this region."The strongest quake InSight detected during its scientific operations was a magnitude 5 on May 4, 2022, which shook the planet for a total of six hours.
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