NASA's InSight rover helps create first detailed map of the insides of Mars
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA's InSight rover helps create first detailed map of the insides of Mars

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The fate of almost everything on Earth’s surface is determined by infernal engines deep below. Now, thanks to an intrepid robot parked on the Martian surface by NASA in November 2018, scientists have a map of our neighbouring world’s geologic abysses, the first-ever made of another planet. Mars’ mantle also clues us in to why a planet that once built volcanoes as wide as Arizona and frequently erupted lava flows that could have covered Great Britain now is so geologically lethargic. The seismic waves reaching InSight indicate Mars’ mantle is relatively cold, preventing significant geologic activity up top. InSight also found that Mars’ mantle as a whole is about half as thick as Earth’s — a lack of insulation that would have exacerbated Mars’ heat loss as it erupted heavily in its youth.

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New map of Mars reveals hidden 'structures' below the Martian surface
6 months, 2 weeks ago

New map of Mars reveals hidden 'structures' below the Martian surface

Daily Mail  

A new map of Mars has revealed mysterious structures hiding beneath the sediment layers of a lost ocean. A new analysis of Mars' gravitational field has revealed mysterious structures lurking beneath the planet's surface The team of researchers from Denmark's TU Delft and Utrecht University presented their findings at the Europlanetary Science Conference in Berlin this week. This allowed the …

Scientists identify molten layer deep within interior of Mars
1 year, 5 months ago

Scientists identify molten layer deep within interior of Mars

The Hindu  

Seismic waves generated by a meteorite impact on the other side of Mars from where NASA's InSight lander sits have provided new clues about the Red Planet's deep interior, prompting scientists to reappraise the anatomy of Earth's planetary neighbour. The new seismic data indicates the presence of a hitherto unknown layer of molten rock surrounding a liquid metallic core - …

May be the last image I can send: Insight rover says it is signing off from Mars
2 years, 3 months ago

May be the last image I can send: Insight rover says it is signing off from Mars

Live Mint  

NASA’s InSight spacecraft, the first robotic lander designed to study the deep interior of a distant world, which touched down safely on the surface of Mars four years with instruments to detect planetary seismic rumblings has put out a post in its official Twiiter handle which is signalling the end of the rover in Mars. InSight gathered new information about …

NASA's InSight lander reveals details on outermost layer of Mars
2 years, 5 months ago

NASA's InSight lander reveals details on outermost layer of Mars

Hindustan Times  

NASA's robotic InSight lander, in the twilight of its service after nearly four years on Mars, is revealing new details about Earth's closest planetary neighbor based on data from two big meteorite impacts that shed light on the Martian crust's structure. Researchers said on Thursday the stationary lander for the first time detected seismic waves traveling along the Martian surface, …

Nasa Insight mission proves Mars’s crust is thicker than scientists thought
2 years, 5 months ago

Nasa Insight mission proves Mars’s crust is thicker than scientists thought

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A Martian geology mission, Nasa’s Insight lander has been listening to Marsquakes since 2018, using information contained …

NASA lander reveals Mars' deep interiors for 1st time
3 years, 8 months ago

NASA lander reveals Mars' deep interiors for 1st time

India TV News  

NASA's Insight lander has revealed deep interiors of the Red Planet for the first time, confirming that the planet's centre is molten. Three papers based on the seismometer's data on stationary lander were published in the journal Science, providing details on the depth and composition of Mars' crust, mantle and core. Before NASA's InSight spacecraft touched down on Mars in …

Marsquakes offer detailed look at red planet's interior
3 years, 8 months ago

Marsquakes offer detailed look at red planet's interior

India Today  

A quake-measuring device on Mars is providing the first detailed look at the red planet’s interior, revealing a surprisingly thin crust and a hot molten core beneath the frigid surface. But more research is needed to know whether Mars has a solid inner core like Earth’s, surrounded by a molten outer core, according to the international research teams. Mark Panning …

Mars' core, measured on seismic waves, found to be 'surprisingly' large and thin
3 years, 8 months ago

Mars' core, measured on seismic waves, found to be 'surprisingly' large and thin

Hindustan Times  

Marsquakes, or seismic tremors on Mars, have revealed hitherto unknown aspects about the anatomy of the red planet. The findings, now published over three studies in the Science journal, were the result of a thorough analysis of the Martian surface carried out by Nasa's InSight probe which landed on the planet three years ago. Among other things, the InSight probe …

NASA InSight mission confirms Mars has quakes, but its atmosphere and magnetic fields are weird
5 years, 1 month ago

NASA InSight mission confirms Mars has quakes, but its atmosphere and magnetic fields are weird

ABC  

The first 10 months of data from NASA's Mars Insight mission reveal a new picture of what lies beneath the Red Planet's surface, and it's not all we expected. Key points: The first results from the Mars Insight mission confirm Mars is geologically active, but not as active as predicted The planet also has a very dynamic atmosphere, but the …

Marsquakes: NASA mission discovers that Mars is seismically active
5 years, 1 month ago

Marsquakes: NASA mission discovers that Mars is seismically active

CNN  

CNN — It’s not just Earth that’s shaking these days. Since landing on Mars in November 2018, NASA’s InSight lander has been performing an extensive doctor’s checkup on the red planet, revealing some results that surprised InSight’s science team. For the first time, we’ve established that Mars is a seismically active planet,” said Bruce Banerdt, InSight’s principal investigator. Two other …

InSight mission is digging into Mars again
5 years, 5 months ago

InSight mission is digging into Mars again

CNN  

CNN — NASA’s stationary InSight lander is slowly but surely getting to know Mars on a deeper level. The suite of geophysical instruments on InSight sounds like a doctor’s bag, giving Mars its first “checkup” since the planet formed. NASA But “the mole,” or the self-hammering heat probe, had only dug roughly 14 inches into the surface since February 28. …

Nasa InSight: What does the Mars landing hope to find?
6 years, 1 month ago

Nasa InSight: What does the Mars landing hope to find?

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Using a heat flow probe, it will look at how hot Mars's insides are, allowing us to …

NASA’s InSight lands safely on Mars after perilous 300 million mile journey and ‘seven minutes of terror’
6 years, 4 months ago

NASA’s InSight lands safely on Mars after perilous 300 million mile journey and ‘seven minutes of terror’

Firstpost  

NASA spacecraft ‘InSight’ designed to burrow beneath the surface of Mars landed on the red planet Monday after a six-month, 300 million-mile journey and a perilous, six-minute descent through the rose-hued atmosphere. After a 205-day journey through space that covered 300 million miles, NASA’s three legged InSight probe descended safely after a final, intricate seven minute maneuver on the red …

Why is Mars so different from Earth? NASA’s InSight mission will dig deep to find answers
6 years, 4 months ago

Why is Mars so different from Earth? NASA’s InSight mission will dig deep to find answers

LA Times  

Suzanne Smrekar has been trying to take the temperature of Mars for nearly 25 years. “Understanding the interior of a planet helps us to understand how it formed and evolved, and how the features on the surface came to exist,” said Renee Weber, a member of the InSight science team at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala. Scientists …

NASA launches historic InSight spacecraft with mission to Mars: 10 things you need to know
6 years, 10 months ago

NASA launches historic InSight spacecraft with mission to Mars: 10 things you need to know

India TV News  

NASA's InSight mission to study the deep interior of Mars blasted off to the Red Planet on Saturday aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from California's Vandenberg Air Force Base. said a NASA commentator as the spacecraft launched on a dark, foggy morning atop an Atlas V rocket at 4:05 AM Pacific time from Vandenberg Air Force Base …

NASA’s InSight mission will look deep into the heart of Mars for clues about its past
6 years, 11 months ago

NASA’s InSight mission will look deep into the heart of Mars for clues about its past

LA Times  

For decades, earthlings have dispatched spacecraft to Mars to study the planet’s dusty surface and its thin atmosphere. “Even though we’ve had a lot of missions to Mars — orbiters and also landers and rovers crawling around on the surface — we’ve never had a mission that was devoted to looking inside Mars,” said Gerald Schubert, a geophysicist and planetary …

NASA to send its first-ever mission to study deep interiors of Mars
7 years ago

NASA to send its first-ever mission to study deep interiors of Mars

Hindustan Times  

In a bid to study the deep interior of the Red Planet and find traces of how it was formed, NASA is all set to send a first-ever such mission to Mars. Scheduled to launch on May 5, NASA’s Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport -- a stationary lander -- will be dedicated to explore Mars’ deep …

NASA to delve deeper, all set to find out what is inside Mars
7 years, 7 months ago

NASA to delve deeper, all set to find out what is inside Mars

India Today  

National Aeronautics and Space Administration is once again set to explore the Red Planet. NASA's next Mars mission, known as InSight, which is on track for a 2018 liftoff, will focus on examining the deep interior of Mars, the agency announced on Monday. "Because the interior of Mars has churned much less than Earth's in the past three billion years, …

Mars InSight mission will drill deep beneath planet's crust for the first time
10 years, 10 months ago

Mars InSight mission will drill deep beneath planet's crust for the first time

Daily Mail  

The next Mars mission is GO! Nasa will drill deep beneath the red planet's crust for the first time to reveal its hidden secrets Construction of Nasa's next mission to Mars, InSight, has been approved The mission will launch in March 2016 and arrive in September 2016 It will be the first lander to drill deep beneath the surface of …

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