Newly formed craters on Mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from InSight

Meteoroid impacts shape planetary surfaces by forming new craters and alter atmospheric composition. During atmospheric entry and impact on the ground, meteoroids excite transient acoustic and seismic waves. However, new crater formation and the associated impact-induced mechanical waves have yet to...

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Main Authors: Garcia, R.F., Daubar, I.J., Beucler, É., Posiolova, L.V., Collins, G.S., Lognonné, P., Rolland, L., Xu, Z., Wójcicka, N., Spiga, A., Fernando, B., Speth, G., Martire, L., Rajšić, Andrea, Miljković, Katarina, Sansom, Eleanor, Charalambous, C., Ceylan, S., Menina, S., Margerin, L., Lapeyre, R., Neidhart, Tanja, Teanby, N.A., Schmerr, N.C., Bonnin, M., Froment, M., Clinton, J.F., Karatekin, O., Stähler, S.C., Dahmen, N.L., Durán, C., Horleston, A., Kawamura, T., Plasman, M., Zenhäusern, G., Giardini, D., Panning, M., Malin, M., Banerdt, W.B.
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Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE180100584
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90187
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author Garcia, R.F.
Daubar, I.J.
Beucler, É.
Posiolova, L.V.
Collins, G.S.
Lognonné, P.
Rolland, L.
Xu, Z.
Wójcicka, N.
Spiga, A.
Fernando, B.
Speth, G.
Martire, L.
Rajšić, Andrea
Miljković, Katarina
Sansom, Eleanor
Charalambous, C.
Ceylan, S.
Menina, S.
Margerin, L.
Lapeyre, R.
Neidhart, Tanja
Teanby, N.A.
Schmerr, N.C.
Bonnin, M.
Froment, M.
Clinton, J.F.
Karatekin, O.
Stähler, S.C.
Dahmen, N.L.
Durán, C.
Horleston, A.
Kawamura, T.
Plasman, M.
Zenhäusern, G.
Giardini, D.
Panning, M.
Malin, M.
Banerdt, W.B.
author_facet Garcia, R.F.
Daubar, I.J.
Beucler, É.
Posiolova, L.V.
Collins, G.S.
Lognonné, P.
Rolland, L.
Xu, Z.
Wójcicka, N.
Spiga, A.
Fernando, B.
Speth, G.
Martire, L.
Rajšić, Andrea
Miljković, Katarina
Sansom, Eleanor
Charalambous, C.
Ceylan, S.
Menina, S.
Margerin, L.
Lapeyre, R.
Neidhart, Tanja
Teanby, N.A.
Schmerr, N.C.
Bonnin, M.
Froment, M.
Clinton, J.F.
Karatekin, O.
Stähler, S.C.
Dahmen, N.L.
Durán, C.
Horleston, A.
Kawamura, T.
Plasman, M.
Zenhäusern, G.
Giardini, D.
Panning, M.
Malin, M.
Banerdt, W.B.
author_sort Garcia, R.F.
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description Meteoroid impacts shape planetary surfaces by forming new craters and alter atmospheric composition. During atmospheric entry and impact on the ground, meteoroids excite transient acoustic and seismic waves. However, new crater formation and the associated impact-induced mechanical waves have yet to be observed jointly beyond Earth. Here we report observations of seismic and acoustic waves from the NASA InSight lander’s seismometer that we link to four meteoroid impact events on Mars observed in spacecraft imagery. We analysed arrival times and polarization of seismic and acoustic waves to estimate impact locations, which were subsequently confirmed by orbital imaging of the associated craters. Crater dimensions and estimates of meteoroid trajectories are consistent with waveform modelling of the recorded seismograms. With identified seismic sources, the seismic waves can be used to constrain the structure of the Martian interior, corroborating previous crustal structure models, and constrain scaling relationships between the distance and amplitude of impact-generated seismic waves on Mars, supporting a link between the seismic moment of impacts and the vertical impactor momentum. Our findings demonstrate the capability of planetary seismology to identify impact-generated seismic sources and constrain both impact processes and planetary interiors.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-901872023-02-24T06:28:32Z Newly formed craters on Mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from InSight Garcia, R.F. Daubar, I.J. Beucler, É. Posiolova, L.V. Collins, G.S. Lognonné, P. Rolland, L. Xu, Z. Wójcicka, N. Spiga, A. Fernando, B. Speth, G. Martire, L. Rajšić, Andrea Miljković, Katarina Sansom, Eleanor Charalambous, C. Ceylan, S. Menina, S. Margerin, L. Lapeyre, R. Neidhart, Tanja Teanby, N.A. Schmerr, N.C. Bonnin, M. Froment, M. Clinton, J.F. Karatekin, O. Stähler, S.C. Dahmen, N.L. Durán, C. Horleston, A. Kawamura, T. Plasman, M. Zenhäusern, G. Giardini, D. Panning, M. Malin, M. Banerdt, W.B. Science & Technology Physical Sciences Geosciences, Multidisciplinary Geology METEORITE IMPACTS ATMOSPHERE EXPLOSION MOON Meteoroid impacts shape planetary surfaces by forming new craters and alter atmospheric composition. During atmospheric entry and impact on the ground, meteoroids excite transient acoustic and seismic waves. However, new crater formation and the associated impact-induced mechanical waves have yet to be observed jointly beyond Earth. Here we report observations of seismic and acoustic waves from the NASA InSight lander’s seismometer that we link to four meteoroid impact events on Mars observed in spacecraft imagery. We analysed arrival times and polarization of seismic and acoustic waves to estimate impact locations, which were subsequently confirmed by orbital imaging of the associated craters. Crater dimensions and estimates of meteoroid trajectories are consistent with waveform modelling of the recorded seismograms. With identified seismic sources, the seismic waves can be used to constrain the structure of the Martian interior, corroborating previous crustal structure models, and constrain scaling relationships between the distance and amplitude of impact-generated seismic waves on Mars, supporting a link between the seismic moment of impacts and the vertical impactor momentum. Our findings demonstrate the capability of planetary seismology to identify impact-generated seismic sources and constrain both impact processes and planetary interiors. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90187 10.1038/s41561-022-01014-0 English http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE180100584 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP180100661 NATURE PORTFOLIO restricted
spellingShingle Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Geology
METEORITE IMPACTS
ATMOSPHERE
EXPLOSION
MOON
Garcia, R.F.
Daubar, I.J.
Beucler, É.
Posiolova, L.V.
Collins, G.S.
Lognonné, P.
Rolland, L.
Xu, Z.
Wójcicka, N.
Spiga, A.
Fernando, B.
Speth, G.
Martire, L.
Rajšić, Andrea
Miljković, Katarina
Sansom, Eleanor
Charalambous, C.
Ceylan, S.
Menina, S.
Margerin, L.
Lapeyre, R.
Neidhart, Tanja
Teanby, N.A.
Schmerr, N.C.
Bonnin, M.
Froment, M.
Clinton, J.F.
Karatekin, O.
Stähler, S.C.
Dahmen, N.L.
Durán, C.
Horleston, A.
Kawamura, T.
Plasman, M.
Zenhäusern, G.
Giardini, D.
Panning, M.
Malin, M.
Banerdt, W.B.
Newly formed craters on Mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from InSight
title Newly formed craters on Mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from InSight
title_full Newly formed craters on Mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from InSight
title_fullStr Newly formed craters on Mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from InSight
title_full_unstemmed Newly formed craters on Mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from InSight
title_short Newly formed craters on Mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from InSight
title_sort newly formed craters on mars located using seismic and acoustic wave data from insight
topic Science & Technology
Physical Sciences
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Geology
METEORITE IMPACTS
ATMOSPHERE
EXPLOSION
MOON
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE180100584
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DE180100584
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/90187