Marsquake that shook red planet for 6 hours in 2022 Scientists discovered caused

Earthquakes also occur on Mars. This information has been revealed in previous reports. Now scientists have said that the most powerful earthquake ever recorded on Mars was not the result of the collision of an asteroid, but the result of tectonic forces inside the planet. In a paper published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, it has been said that Mars is very active in terms of earthquakes. It is noteworthy that an earthquake of 4.7 magnitude was recorded on Mars on May 4 last year. It was recorded by the InSight lander and was 5 times stronger than the 4.2 magnitude earthquake that occurred in 2021.

The impact of a 4.7 magnitude earthquake on Mars lasted for 6 hours. This was the most powerful and longest earthquake to occur on any planet. According to Space.com, after landing on Mars in November 2018, the InSight lander has recorded more than 1,300 earthquakes there. About 8 of those earthquakes were caused by asteroids.

At the same time, the earthquake recorded in May 2022 also seemed to be a possibility of asteroid attack, but when the matter was investigated, it was not found to be so. If that earthquake had been caused by an asteroid, then a crater would have been formed on Mars due to the impact of the asteroid, but this did not happen.

Orbiters from India, China, Europe and UAE searched the crater, but could not find it. After several months of search, scientists have come to the conclusion that the cause of the earthquake was tectonic disturbance. Researchers are trying to understand why some areas of Mars are more stressed than other areas of the planet. This discovery will help scientists decide which areas of Mars can be inhabited by humans in the future.