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प्रश्न
Choose the appropriate alternative:
Which space agency has recorded the first - marsquake, a quake on the mars due to volcanic eruptions or land tides?
पर्याय
JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
Chines Space Agency
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उत्तर
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
Explanation:
NASA’s robotic Mars InSight lander has recorded a likely “marsquake” for the first time ever. The first faint signal, equal to a 2.5 magnitude earthquake came on April 6, the lander’s 128th Martian day, or sol. It has been detected by the lander’s Seismic Experiment for Interior Structure (SEIS) instrument.
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