seismic wave
a wave of energy that is generated by an earthquake or other earth vibration and that travels within the earth or along its surface.
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If the lander does pick up the signal, it will tell scientists something about how fast seismic waves travel through the ground, a clue to the details of Mars’ interior structure.
NASA’s Perseverance rover has touched down on Mars | Lisa Grossman | February 17, 2021 | Science NewsIn some cases, we get this picture by waiting for a natural event to produce the seismic waves.
Using whale songs to image beneath the ocean’s floor | John Timmer | February 11, 2021 | Ars TechnicaBecause the seismic waves from those quakes traveled deep through Earth’s mantle on their way to the seismometers, the recorded tremors contained clues about the location and movement of material far below the seafloor.
An upwelling of rock beneath the Atlantic may drive continents apart | Maria Temming | February 4, 2021 | Science NewsAs a seismic wave oscillates through the ground, its high-frequency components lose energy faster than its low-energy components, said Jackie Caplan-Auerbach, a seismologist and volcanologist at Western Washington University.
Rumbles on Mars Raise Hopes of Underground Magma Flows | Robin George Andrews | February 1, 2021 | Quanta MagazineTwo components of seismic waves, P and S waves, move at different speeds.
Rumbles on Mars Raise Hopes of Underground Magma Flows | Robin George Andrews | February 1, 2021 | Quanta Magazine
British Dictionary definitions for seismic wave
an earth vibration generated by an earthquake or explosion
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