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Surprise on Mars – Unexpected Reaction to Solar Eclipses From Martian Moon Phobos – SciTechDaily
NASA’s InSight mission provides data from the surface of Mars. Its seismometer, equipped with electronics built at ETH Zurich, not only records marsquakes, but unexpectedly reacts to solar eclipses as well. When the Martian moon, Phobos moves directly in fron…
Provides for local solar eclipses: The moon Phobos orbits Mars. Graphic: jihemD/Wikimedia Commons/ CC BY-SA 3.0
NASA’s InSight mission provides data from the surface of Mars. Its seismometer, equipped with electronics built at ETH Zurich, not only records marsquakes, but unexpectedly reacts to solar eclipses as well. When the Martian moon, Phobos moves directly in front of the sun, the instrument tips slightly to one side. This miniscule effect could aid researchers in determining the planet’s…
