Are There Earthquakes on Other Planets? We Asked a NASA Expert

Are There Earthquakes on Other Planets? We Asked a NASA Expert

Are there earthquakes on other planets? There sure are, but we do not call them earthquakes. Instead, “moonquakes” & “marsquakes” are shaking things up in space. Dr. Jacob Richardson of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center explains more about what otherworldly quakes can teach us about the interiors of planetary bodies, including what is happening inside Earth.

Learn more: https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/nasas-insight-records-monster-quake-on-mars

Credit: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Producers: Jessica Wilde, Scott Bednar

Editor: James Lucas

Duration: 1 minute, 42 seconds

Release Date: June 21, 2023

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