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NASA’s next Discovery mission. The Interior Exploration using Seismic Investigations, Geodesy and Heat Transport (InSight) mission, led by principal investigator Bruce Banerdt of the Jet Propulsion ...
Using data from NASA’s retired InSight lander, two separate teams of researchers found evidence of a sluggish Martian mantle ...
The interior of Mars is filled with vast and mysterious rocks that smashed into the planet, new research shows. Rocky ...
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NASA Marsquake Data Reveals Lumpy Nature of Red Planet’s Interior

Rocky material that impacted Mars lies scattered in giant lumps throughout the planet’s mantle, offering clues about Mars’ interior and its ancient past.
The findings reveal preserved scars from violent impacts over four billion years ago. In a significant new finding, NASA scientists have uncovered massive, buried remnants of ancient planetary ...