marsquake

See also: Marsquake

English

From Mars +‎ quake, after the pattern of earthquake.

marsquake (plural marsquakes)

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^[1], 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.