Like Earth, our neighboring planet Mars is full of many features. And one of its parts is its interior. It has recently been revealed that just as there is a mound of molten lava in the center of the earth, so too the center of the red planet is made up of molten matter. It also causes quake. Surprising to hear, but this is the case on the neighboring planet. However, it is not known whether it is lava or not. Insight Lander landed on Mars in 2016. This lander has recently given this new information about Mars.
Just as there are earthquakes on Earth, there are also earthquakes on the Red Planet. The surface shook there too. According to data from the Insight Lander vehicle, they have so far recorded 633 earthquakes on Earth (the Earthquake has been referred to as Marsquake). And the prevalence of 35 of them, between 3 to 4 according to the Richter scale. This new information has been published in three reports in the journal Science.
Geologists have come to the field to study the tremors on the ground after the information came to light. Using this information, they have already started the work of knowing the structure of the soil of Mars. In a statement, NASA said, "Like Earth, Mars is warming up, because both planets are made up of dust and large elements of the sun's orbiting atmosphere." These have given the initial shape to the solar system. However, in the first million years, Mars has gone through a process called 'differentiation'. Due to which it is divided into three distinct layers such as Crust, Mantel and Core. One of the objectives of the Insight Lander mission was to measure the depth, size and structure of these three levels. ”
During the study, the scientists found that the crust was much thinner than previously thought. It is not impossible to have two or three layers. The red planet extends over an area of at least 20 km above the crust mantle. The mantle stretches over an area of about 1,560 km. And the center of Mars is its 'core' part, which has a radius of 1830 kilometers. However, despite so many similarities, there are some exceptions. Tectonic plates (like the Earth's surface divided into multiple continental and oceanic layers) are not on Mars. The whole of the red planet is a huge plate. However, there are volcanic-active areas. As a result, resonant sounds can be heard from the ground here. Through the Seismic Experiment for Interior Structures, scientists have heard various types of vibrations from the red planet. According to them, the cracks in the surface of Mars are due to vibrations.
