AI helps scientists match fresh impact craters with quakes on Mars

A Recent Impact on Mars Shook the Planet to Its Mantle

New research suggests an impact recently rattled Mars deeper than thought. HiRISE images a recent impact crater in the Cerberus Fossae region, seen on March 4, 2021. Credit: NASA/MRO/HiRISE Something really rang the Red Planet’s bell. Research involving two NASA missions—the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter, and the late InSight lander—has shed light on meteorite impacts and the seismic signals they produce. In a crucial finding, these signals may pe…

AI helps scientists match fresh impact craters with quakes on Mars

New Delhi: Scientists have used AI to match signals of Marsquakes detected by the InSight lander, with images of fresh impact craters captured by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The InSight lander recorded seismic activity between 2018 and 2022, when it could not generate any more power because of dust caking its solar panels. An AI algorithm was initially used to find fresh impact craters during this time period, resulting in a catalogue…