NASA Finds Mars' Interior Is Lumpy and Tells of a Violent Past
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Scientists analyzing seismic data from NASA's InSight lander have discovered large, ancient chunks of material in Mars's mantle, remnants from the planet's violent formation history, including massive impacts that created magma oceans and preserved geological fossils, offering insights into Mars's primitive, slow-evolving interior and the early Solar System.
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- Martian Mantle Holds Frozen Record of Planet’s Violent Beginnings, Study Suggests Sci.News
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