Mars InSight lander data confirms tectonic activity beneath Valles Marineris

Data collected by NASA's now-defunct Mars InSight lander reveals that the largest canyon system in the Solar System remains tectonically active, Aviation Week reported. Researchers discovered that a marsquake originated deep beneath the surface of Valles Marineris. [1]

According to Aviation Week and The Daily Galaxy, the geological activity along the massive Martian canyon shows that the planetary feature is still moving. Scientists at Imperial College determined that the seismic event began between 12 and 15 miles beneath Valles Marineris. [1][2]

Aviation Week reported that the tremor was caused by rocks slipping along a deep geological fault. The finding relies on archived data recorded during the uncrewed InSight mission, which operated on the surface of Mars to study its interior seismic activity. [1]