Seismic detection of a deep mantle discontinuity within Mars by InSight
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DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2204474119
Abstract: Significance The depth and sharpness of a midmantle seismic discontinuity, associated with the phase transition from mineral olivine to its higher-pressure polymorphs, provide essential clues to understanding the temperature and composition of Martian mantle. Using… read more here.
Keywords: detection deep; seismic detection; discontinuity; deep mantle ... See more keywords
Seismic detection of the martian core
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DOI: 10.1126/science.abi7730
Abstract: Single seismometer structure Because of the lack of direct seismic observations, the interior structure of Mars has been a mystery. Khan et al., Knapmeyer-Endrun et al., and Stähler et al. used recently detected marsquakes from… read more here.
Keywords: core seismic; martian core; detection martian; structure ... See more keywords