The Viking Seismic Experiment

A three-axis short-period seismometer is now operating on Mars in the Utopia Planitia region. The noise background correlates well with wind gusts. Although no quakes have been detected in the first 60 days of observation, it is premature to draw any conclusions about the seismicity of Mars. The ins...

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Published in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1976-12, Vol.194 (4271), p.1318-1321
Main Authors: Anderson, Don L., Duennebier, Frederick K., Latham, Gary V., Toksöz, M. Fafi, Kovach, Robert L., Tony C. D. Knight, Lazarewicz, Andrew R., Miller, Wayne F., Nakamura, Yosio, Sutton, George
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Language:English
Subjects:
Background noise
Gusts
Low noise
Mars
Seismographs
Sensors
Signal noise
Wind
Wind instruments
Wind velocity
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Summary:A three-axis short-period seismometer is now operating on Mars in the Utopia Planitia region. The noise background correlates well with wind gusts. Although no quakes have been detected in the first 60 days of observation, it is premature to draw any conclusions about the seismicity of Mars. The instrument is expected to return data for at least 2 years.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.194.4271.1318