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InSight Lander Studying Seismic Activity (Sketch)

A cutaway view of Mars showing the InSight lander studying seismic activity.

February 24, 2020

A cutaway view of Mars showing the InSight lander studying seismic activity.

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J.T. Keane/Nature Geoscience

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