Scientists discover rumbling noise on Mars

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6-04-2022, 19:55

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INA – SOURCES

The search for signs of life on Mars is heating up. In research published last week, scientists claim to have found new evidence of underground volcanic activity on the planet.

They say this movement of hot magma is triggering mars-quakes, which are similar to earthquakes, in a specific region of the Red Planet.

Warm magma beneath the surface and groundwater thought to be present there could provide a habitat for alien microbes.

Researchers at the Australian National University made their finding after combing through data from Nasa’s In-Sight Mars Lander.

The car-sized robot has resided on the planet since 2018 and, among other things, takes readings of mars-quakes.

Little is understood about the subterranean vibrations and scientists hope to use In-Sight data to get a better idea of Mars’ interior.

The new research, published in Nature Communications, uncovers 47 previously undetected mars-quakes beneath the Martian crust.