Choose the Appropriate Alternative: Which Space Agency Has Recorded the First - Marsquake, a Quake on the Mars Due to Volcanic Eruptions Or Land Tides? - Current Affairs Including General Knowledge

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Choose the appropriate alternative:
Which space agency has recorded the first - marsquake, a quake on the mars due to volcanic eruptions or land tides?

Options

JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
Chines Space Agency

Solution

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.

Concept: International Event (Entrance Exam)

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