Mars Meteor Impacts Linked to Marsquakes

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KA-BOOM! Mars shakes when meteors hit its surface

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Astronomers used AI to help identify thousands of impacts near NASA ’s InSight lander, which has been recording seismic activity on Mars since 2018 .

They established a connection between meteor impacts and marsquakes, and discovered that seismic waves can travel faster through the planet than expected.

Matching the craters and the quakes help researchers refine their understanding of seismic signals on Mars .

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