marsquake

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English

Etymology

From Mars +‎ quake, after the pattern of earthquake.

Noun

marsquake (plural marsquakes)

  1. A quake on the planet Mars, perhaps caused by land tides, volcanic eruptions, or meteorite strikes.
    • 2003, Cliff Frohlich, Scott D Davis, Texas Earthquakes:
      It recorded several impulsive signals that might have been marsquakes...
    • 2022 December 21, @NASA, twitter, archived from the original on 2022-12-23:
      After more than four years, 1,300 marsquakes, and countless scientific discoveries, our @NASAInSight lander has reached the end of its mission.

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