'Monster' Quake on Mars Is The Biggest Ever Recorded on Another Planet, NASA Says

This mega Marsquake was recorded by NASA's Insight lander! ​ Read more about 'the big one': ​ ​📷: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ETH Zurich

A magnitude-5 quake on Earth would be classed as moderate, only causing

By studying the seismic waves traveling across Mars, scientists hope to learn more about the planet's crust, mantle, and core. That in turn should inform understanding about how Mars formed in the first place.from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, and the leader of the InSight mission."This quake is sure to provide a view into the planet like no other. Scientists will be analyzing this data to learn new things about Mars for years to come.

With that in mind, you can expect to hear plenty more about the data collected by Insight on 4 May 2022, in the future, but for now it's clear that the quake is a record-breaker – and way above average for what would normally be expected on Mars.

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