A lightweight three-component short period seismometer has been developed for preliminary seismic investigations of Mars. Because of weight and data-rate constraints the Viking seismic experiment is far from optimal but it should, at a minimum, provide information about the microseismic level and an upper bound on the seismicity of the planet. If Mars is tectonically active a start can be made on the problem of the internal structure, dynamics, and composition of the planet. A good distribution of modest sized Marsquakes will make it possible to determine if Mars has a core. The size of the core is related to the conditions of planetary formation.
Seismic investigations - The Viking Mars Lander.
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Historical perspective - Viking Mars Lander propulsion
AIAA | 1992
|Historical perspective - Viking Mars Lander propulsion
AIAA | 1989
|Historical perspective - Viking Mars Lander propulsion
NTRS | 1992
|The Viking Mars Lander decelerator system
AIAA | 1970
|Historical perspective - Viking Mars Lander propulsion
NTRS | 1989
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