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Two analyses of seismic waves that traversed Mars paint the clearest picture yet of the red planet’s core and deep mantle — and rationalize the puzzling implications of a previous interpretation of the seismological data. The red planet’s core is surrounded by a layer of molten rock.
An exhaustive search for an impact crater by every single mission in Mars orbit allowed experts to rule out the possibility an impact caused the tremors.
NASA’S InSight Mars Lander provides precision details on the red planet’s accelerating rotation and how Mars is wobbling on its axis over a period of days and months.