Subsurface layering beneath the InSight lander on Mars as derived from seismic data (IMAGE)

University of Cologne

Subsurface layering beneath the InSight lander on Mars as derived from seismic data

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Artist’s impression: The InSight lander is located in Homestead Hollow, a small impact crater. The seismometer SEIS that was used in this study is the light-coloured hemisphere on the ground in front of the lander. The ground beneath it consists of a sandy regolith layer on top of alternate layers of sediments (yellow-orange colours) and basaltic rocks, i.e. former lava flows (brown colours).

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Géraldine Zenhäusern / ETH Zürich

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