Listen now to the 1st “tsunami” recorded by the InSight spacecraft on Mars

After a long journey and a series of problems installing properly on Mars, NASA's InSight spacecraft finally detected the first "earthquake, " as the Martian earthquakes have been called. The probe is equipped with a seismograph developed in France and caught the quake on April 6. Only now has NASA and the French special exploration agency revealed the information.

Earlier, the InSight seismograph had already caught a small tremor, but it was dismissed for being allegedly caused by seeing bumps in the rugged terrain rocks of the planet. The quake is now real, and is considerably different from the other tremors detected so far.

It's so amazing to finally have proof that Mars is still seismically active.

“We have been waiting for this for months, ” said Philippe Lognonné, lead scientist for the group that operates the InSight seismograph. “It's so amazing to finally have proof that Mars is still seismically active. We look forward to sharing detailed results as soon as we have studied and modeled our data better, ”he added.

Earthquakes on Earth have been recorded by precision instruments for over a hundred years, and in 1969 NASA's mission to the moon carried a seismograph to measure geological activity on our natural satellite. The results were unexpected, showing a lot of activity within the celestial body.

Mars, I hear you. I've detected some quiet but distinct shaking on #Mars. The faint rumbles appear to have come from the inside of the planet, and are still being studied by my team. Take a listen.??https://t.co/GxR1xdRx1F pic.twitter.com/Z8Hn03jigO

- NASA InSight (@NASAInSight) April 23, 2019

"These early readings from InSight continue the work that began with the Apollo Moon missions. So far, we had only collected background noise, but this first event begins a new field of study: Martian seismology, " Lognonné said.

You can hear the first tidal wave ever recorded by humanity in the video embedded above.

Listen now to the 1st “earthquake” recorded by the InSight spacecraft on Mars via TecMundo