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Which space agency has recorded the first - marsquake, a quake on the mars due to volcanic eruptions or land tides?
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JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
Chines Space Agency
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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.
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