Mars looks more seismically active than before thought, said researchers
Mars is more seismically active than previously thought by scientist, Researchers says after observing the changes in Mars. Researchers also said their study could throw some light on the reason why the Red Planet has no magnetic field.
Highlights
- The magnetic field of Mars is present only in patches
- It is different than the case of earth
- Earths’ magnetic field covers the whole earth in its force
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As per the researchers, Mars is looking more seismically active than they thought before. Scientists have found that there is some movements like Mars Quakes could be easily seen. It is believed that such volcanic activity is just because of the movement of volcanic activity below the dust.
Marsquakes are more similar to earthquakes. Till now a total of 47 quakes have been detected so far beneath the Martian Crust in a specific region. The region of Mars is called Cerberus Fossae and its distance of it is 20 million years old. This study is acting as a surprising discovery and it was also assumed that nothing much was happening inside Mars hence it has a weak magnetic field.
The scientist and geophysicist said “The Marsquakes indirectly help us understand whether the convention is occurring inside of the planet’s interior and if this convention is happening, which looks like it is based on our findings in the Nature Communication Journal,” said the study Co-author Hrvoje Tkalcic.
Earlier scientists were assumed the Marsquakes were caused by the movement of tectonic plates and their force but the current findings, suggest that magma in the Martian mantle is still active. As per the scientist, the fact that all the quakes were detected in the same area suggests the planet Mars is more seismically active than the scientist was thought before.
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