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Mars interior

Scientists Detect Seismic Waves Traveling Through Martian Core for the First Time

24 Apr 23

Associate Professor Nick Schmerr, left, with pilot Troy McKerral, behind a GPS station with a solar panel, recording unit, and antenna. The bamboo pole helps the retrieval team find the equipment, since the ice shelf can move a meter per day.

Research at the Frozen End of the Earth

02 Feb 23

Mars InSight

Surface Waves Help Map Mars Interior

27 Oct 22

New crater image

Newly Formed Craters Located on Mars by UMD Geologist and NASA InSight Team

19 Sep 22

Surprises from Mars: Red Planet has Larger Core and Less Dense Crust than Expected

23 Jul 21

Faculty Promotions Announced by UMD College of Computer, Mathematical, and Natural Sciences

10 Aug 20

More than One Way to Skin A Planet

24 Feb 20

First Direct Seismic Measurements of Mars Reveal a Geologically Active Planet

11 Feb 20

NASA Awards UMD-led Team $7.3 Million to Study Moons of Earth and Mars, Nearby Asteroids

02 Jul 19

The Moon is Quaking as it Shrinks

10 May 19

Three UMD Graduate Students Receive 2018 NASA Earth and Space Science Fellowships

01 Aug 18

Twin Studies Provide First Explanations for Boundary Within Earth’s Mantle

10 Dec 15

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