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The technology behind the two seismometers that make up NASAs Farside Seismic Suite was used to detect more than a thousand Red Planet quakes.

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New findings suggest that unlike in Earth, the bottom of Mars’s mantle is a sea of molten silicate rock.

Mars spins a little more quickly each year, according to data collected by NASA’s now-retired InSight lander.

They found the planet’s rotation is accelerating by about 4 milliarcseconds per year — corresponding to a shortening of the length of the Martian day by a fraction of a millisecond per year.

Martian Mystery Mars, as our closest planetary neighbor in the Solar System, has many mysteries—from the tantalizing traces of liquid water on its surface to questions about the existence of alien microbes lying in wait in the red dust of the planet's surface. Well, add another weird thing about Mars that's a complete mystery. The […]

Pasadena CA (JPL) Aug 08, 2023 - Data sent by the spacecraft before it retired last December has provided new details about how fast the planet rotates and how much it wobbles. Scientists have made the most precise measurements eve

Washington, Aug 8(IANS) Scientists have made the most precise measurements ever of Mars’ rotation, for the first time detecting how the planet wobbles due to

A new study found that Mars is spinning faster than previous observations, and the Red Planet reportedly spins faster each year.