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Kim D, Banerdt WB, Ceylan S, Giardini D, Lekić V, Lognonné P, Beghein C, Beucler É, Carrasco S, Charalambous C, Clinton J, Drilleau M, Durán C, Golombek M, Joshi R, Khan A, Knapmeyer-Endrun B, Li J, Maguire R, Pike WT, Samuel H, Schimmel M, Schmerr NC, Stähler SC, Stutzmann E, Wieczorek M, Xu Z, Batov A, Bozdag E, Dahmen N, Davis P, Gudkova T, Horleston A, Huang Q, Kawamura T, King SD, McLennan SM, Nimmo F, Plasman M, Plesa AC, Stepanova IE, Weidner E, Zenhäusern G, Daubar IJ, Fernando B, Garcia RF, Posiolova LV, Panning MP. Surface waves and crustal structure on Mars. Science 2022; 378:417-421. [DOI: 10.1126/science.abq7157] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022]
Abstract
We detected surface waves from two meteorite impacts on Mars. By measuring group velocity dispersion along the impact-lander path, we obtained a direct constraint on crustal structure away from the InSight lander. The crust north of the equatorial dichotomy had a shear wave velocity of approximately 3.2 kilometers per second in the 5- to 30-kilometer depth range, with little depth variation. This implies a higher crustal density than inferred beneath the lander, suggesting either compositional differences or reduced porosity in the volcanic areas traversed by the surface waves. The lower velocities and the crustal layering observed beneath the landing site down to a 10-kilometer depth are not a global feature. Structural variations revealed by surface waves hold implications for models of the formation and thickness of the martian crust.
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Affiliation(s)
- D. Kim
- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Nantes Université, Université Angers, Le Mans Université, CNRS, UMR 6112, Laboratoire de Planétologie et Géosciences, Nantes, France
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- Bensberg Observatory, University of Cologne, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace ISAE-SUPAERO, Toulouse, France
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- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Max Planck Institute for Solar System Research, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
- Physik-Institut, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Geology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
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- Bensberg Observatory, University of Cologne, Bergisch Gladbach, Germany
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Geosciences Barcelona, CSIC, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Université Côte d’Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
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- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Geophysics, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Department of Geosciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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- Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA, USA
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- Université Paris Cité, Institut de physique du globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institute of Planetary Research, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Berlin, Germany
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- Schmidt Institute of Physics of the Earth, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Department of Earth, Planetary and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences, Brown University, Providence, RI, USA
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- Department of Earth Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace ISAE-SUPAERO, Toulouse, France
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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Khan A, Ceylan S, van Driel M, Giardini D, Lognonné P, Samuel H, Schmerr NC, Stähler SC, Duran AC, Huang Q, Kim D, Broquet A, Charalambous C, Clinton JF, Davis PM, Drilleau M, Karakostas F, Lekic V, McLennan SM, Maguire RR, Michaut C, Panning MP, Pike WT, Pinot B, Plasman M, Scholz JR, Widmer-Schnidrig R, Spohn T, Smrekar SE, Banerdt WB. Upper mantle structure of Mars from InSight seismic data. Science 2021; 373:434-438. [PMID: 34437116 DOI: 10.1126/science.abf2966] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Accepted: 05/14/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
Abstract
For 2 years, the InSight lander has been recording seismic data on Mars that are vital to constrain the structure and thermochemical state of the planet. We used observations of direct (P and S) and surface-reflected (PP, PPP, SS, and SSS) body-wave phases from eight low-frequency marsquakes to constrain the interior structure to a depth of 800 kilometers. We found a structure compatible with a low-velocity zone associated with a thermal lithosphere much thicker than on Earth that is possibly related to a weak S-wave shadow zone at teleseismic distances. By combining the seismic constraints with geodynamic models, we predict that, relative to the primitive mantle, the crust is more enriched in heat-producing elements by a factor of 13 to 20. This enrichment is greater than suggested by gamma-ray surface mapping and has a moderate-to-elevated surface heat flow.
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Affiliation(s)
- Amir Khan
- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland. .,Physik-Institut, University of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.,Mondaic AG, Zypressenstrasse 82, 8004 Zürich, Switzerland
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institute of Geophysics, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.,Université Côte d'Azur, Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Laboratoire Lagrange, Nice, France
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- Swiss Seismological Service, ETH Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace SUPAERO, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Department of Geosciences, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, NY, USA
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- Department of Geology, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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- Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France.,Laboratoire de Géologie, Terre, Planétes, Environnement, Lyon, France
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Institut Supérieur de l'Aéronautique et de l'Espace SUPAERO, Toulouse, France
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- Université de Paris, Institut de Physique du Globe de Paris, CNRS, Paris, France
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- International Space Science Institute, Bern, Switzerland
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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- Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA, USA
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