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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Julia Musto

Massive Mars meteoroid strike that set off 'marsquake' helps NASA understand Red Planet's crust and core

Using artificial intelligence, scientists have discovered a crater from a meteoroid that they say shook material as deep as the Red Planet’s mantle: the layer between its crust and its core.

The small lumps of rocks striking Mars can produce seismic events deeper than previously known, the researchers announced Monday.

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