Episode 554 - Collaborating to solve Martian Mysteries

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Oct 21, 202314:29Science & Medicine

What caused those large quakes on Mars? How can Mars have big Mars-quakes without plate tectonics? If an impact crater isn't too blame for the Mars quakes what may be the cause. An international collaboration pooled the...

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