“Marsquakes”: What’s Happening Beneath The Martian Surface

Mars might seem like a giant, ball-shaped frozen desert of sand and ice, but is that the case? Scientific evidence suggests against that.

What we see in photos of the Red Planet taken by robotic rovers is only the surface. Scientists say Mars experiences Marsquakes, which are similar to earthquakes. It also has Recurring Slope Lineae or RSL, a form of landslide on the icy planet. These have puzzled scientists for years since no one knows the reason why. RSL produces dark streaks on the ground, tending to occur on sun-facing slopes, leading geologists to think that they were related to melting ice early on. The strange thing is that they increase over months following dust storms, then fade away, seemingly forming repeatedly in the same regions; A majority of these form in the equatorial part of Mars, a place with little ice.

“For now, it might remain a mystery,” said Tigger earlier today. “But at least we know as much: People need to keep learning, and what we think as reality now might not be the real reality that we live in.”

The above is according to a new Feb 3rd report from the Cable News Network (CNN). That has been a production of the New News Newsminute, thank you.