New Impacts on Mars: Systematic Identification and Association With InSight Seismic Events
Abstract The InSight lander represents a unique opportunity to correlate seismic data with impact events identified in orbital images, enabling the characterization of the physical properties of the martian crust and mantle. Here, we present the first comprehensive catalog of impacts that occurred d...
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| author | V. T. Bickel I. J. Daubar G. Zenhäusern G. Doran C. Charalambous B. Fernando A. Sokolowska K. L. Wagstaff T. Pike S. C. Stähler J. Clinton D. Giardini |
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| description | Abstract The InSight lander represents a unique opportunity to correlate seismic data with impact events identified in orbital images, enabling the characterization of the physical properties of the martian crust and mantle. Here, we present the first comprehensive catalog of impacts that occurred during the InSight mission within a 50° radius around the lander. We use a machine learning‐enabled approach to identify 123 date‐constrained impacts with diameters between ∼1 and 22.5 m. We estimate an impact rate of 2.7 × 10−6/km2/year for >3.9 m effective diameter, which is ∼1.6–∼2.5 times higher than previously derived for Mars. We identify 49 seismic events with one or several potential impact match(es) including a 21.5 m crater located near Cerberus Fossae. Our catalog will enable a more accurate characterization of the propagation of seismic body waves at intermediate distances to InSight (5–50°), with major implications for estimates of other seismic event distances. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-aa69419d8fdc413b9b7cded74d3bd1dd2025-08-20T02:06:28ZengWileyGeophysical Research Letters0094-82761944-80072025-02-01523n/an/a10.1029/2024GL109133New Impacts on Mars: Systematic Identification and Association With InSight Seismic EventsV. T. Bickel0I. J. Daubar1G. Zenhäusern2G. Doran3C. Charalambous4B. Fernando5A. Sokolowska6K. L. Wagstaff7T. Pike8S. C. Stähler9J. Clinton10D. Giardini11Center for Space and Habitability University of Bern Bern SwitzerlandBrown University Providence RI USAETH Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandJet Propulsion Laboratory California Institute of Technology Pasadena CA USAImperial College London UKJohns Hopkins University Laurel MD USABrown University Providence RI USAIndependent Researcher Washington, D.C. USAImperial College London UKETH Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandETH Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandETH Zurich Zurich SwitzerlandAbstract The InSight lander represents a unique opportunity to correlate seismic data with impact events identified in orbital images, enabling the characterization of the physical properties of the martian crust and mantle. Here, we present the first comprehensive catalog of impacts that occurred during the InSight mission within a 50° radius around the lander. We use a machine learning‐enabled approach to identify 123 date‐constrained impacts with diameters between ∼1 and 22.5 m. We estimate an impact rate of 2.7 × 10−6/km2/year for >3.9 m effective diameter, which is ∼1.6–∼2.5 times higher than previously derived for Mars. We identify 49 seismic events with one or several potential impact match(es) including a 21.5 m crater located near Cerberus Fossae. Our catalog will enable a more accurate characterization of the propagation of seismic body waves at intermediate distances to InSight (5–50°), with major implications for estimates of other seismic event distances.https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109133MarsInSightinteriormachine learningimpactssurface |
| spellingShingle | V. T. Bickel I. J. Daubar G. Zenhäusern G. Doran C. Charalambous B. Fernando A. Sokolowska K. L. Wagstaff T. Pike S. C. Stähler J. Clinton D. Giardini New Impacts on Mars: Systematic Identification and Association With InSight Seismic Events Geophysical Research Letters Mars InSight interior machine learning impacts surface |
| title | New Impacts on Mars: Systematic Identification and Association With InSight Seismic Events |
| title_full | New Impacts on Mars: Systematic Identification and Association With InSight Seismic Events |
| title_fullStr | New Impacts on Mars: Systematic Identification and Association With InSight Seismic Events |
| title_full_unstemmed | New Impacts on Mars: Systematic Identification and Association With InSight Seismic Events |
| title_short | New Impacts on Mars: Systematic Identification and Association With InSight Seismic Events |
| title_sort | new impacts on mars systematic identification and association with insight seismic events |
| topic | Mars InSight interior machine learning impacts surface |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1029/2024GL109133 |
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