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Which space agency has recorded the first "marsquake," quake on the mars due to volcanic eruptions or land tides?

Updated On: Jul 15, 2026
  • JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
  • NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration)
  • ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation)
  • Chines Space Agency
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This question is about which agency's mission first detected seismic activity on Mars.

  1. JAXA: Japan's space agency was not operating the lander involved in this detection.
  2. NASA: NASA's InSight lander carried a highly sensitive seismometer to Mars, and in April 2019 it picked up a faint signal believed to be the first recorded marsquake, opening a new way to study the planet's interior.
  3. ISRO: India's Mars mission focused on orbital imaging and atmospheric study rather than surface seismology, so it did not make this detection.
  4. Chines Space Agency: China had not yet placed a lander on Mars at the time of this event, ruling it out.

The correct answer is NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), whose InSight lander recorded the first marsquake.

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Detecting a marsquake requires a lander physically present on the Martian surface with a working seismometer, a detail that immediately rules out agencies without such a mission at the time.

  1. JAXA: Had no lander on the Martian surface capable of this kind of detection.
  2. NASA: Its InSight lander carried the seismometer that picked up a faint signal in April 2019, later confirmed as the first likely marsquake, opening a new way to study the planet's interior.
  3. ISRO: Its Mars mission was orbital, built for imaging and atmospheric study, not surface seismology.
  4. Chines Space Agency: Had not yet placed any lander on Mars at that point, ruling it out entirely.

The correct answer is NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), the only agency with a seismometer-equipped lander on Mars at the time.

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