Marsquake
A marsquake is a theoretical natural phenomenon which, much like an earthquake , would be a shaking of the surface or interior of the planet Mars as a result of the sudden release of energy in the planet's interior, such as the result of plate tectonics , which most quakes on Earth originate from, or possibly from hotspots such as Olympus Mons or the Tharsis Montes . The detection and analysis of marsquakes could be informative to probing the interior structure of Mars , as well as identifying whether any of Mars's many volcanoes continue to be volcanically active or not.
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A marsquake is a theoretical natural phenomenon which, much like an earthquake , would be a shaking of the surface or interior of the planet Mars as a result of the sudden release of energy in the planet's interior, such as the result of plate tectonics , which most quakes on Earth originate from, or possibly from hotspots such as Olympus Mons or the Tharsis Montes . The detection and analysis of marsquakes could be informative to probing the interior structure of Mars , as well as identifying whether any of Mars's many volcanoes continue to be volcanically active or not. |
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At the Imperial College London , researchers have recently begun a project to design and build tiny quake measuring devices for the 2007 NetLander mission to go to Mars to detect marsquakes. The marsquake sensors will be the first humanmade object to look deep inside the planet. The structure of Mars's interior is a key to understanding some fundamental questions about Mars including whether life has ever existed there. |