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Two largest Mars-quakes to date recorded from planet's far side

Posted: 22 Apr 2022 03:49 PM PDT

The seismometer placed on Mars by NASA's InSight lander has recorded its two largest seismic events to date: a magnitude 4.2 and a magnitude 4.1 Mars-quake. The pair are the first recorded events to occur on the planet's far side from the lander and are five times stronger than the previous largest event recorded.