Space has many interesting mysteries to solve. Gradually, scientists have discovered numerous mysteries occurring in different space objects, ranging from planets, satellites and other mysterious phenomena. In recent decades, scientists have discovered the fact that natural disasters also occur in space.
Just like Earth, several planets and other space objects can also experience disasters. However, disasters that occur in space are more extreme than on Earth. This is influenced by climatic conditions and the particles that form it. What are you curious about? Here are five disasters on Earth that also happened in space.
1. Earthquake
Moon illustration (pexels.com/Sarowar Hussain)
Who says earthquakes only happen on Earth? In fact, seismic activity also occurs in space. In the 1970s, during the Apollo missions, scientists discovered that earthquakes were also occurring on the Moon. At that time, astronauts who were members of the Apollo mission placed a series of earthquake detectors or seismometers on the surface of the Moon. As a result, more than 12 thousand tremors were recorded on the Moon until 1977.
Then, an earthquake also occurred on the planet Mars. Quoting from NASA JPL Caltech, the first earthquake was detected and confirmed on Mars in 2019. At that time, the InSight robot equipped with a seismometer detected tremors originating from within the surface of the Red Planet. As of 2022, InSight has recorded more than 1,300 recorded earthquakes on the Red Planet.
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2. Storm
hurricane illustration (pixabay.com/FellixMittermeier)
Quoting from BBC Sky at Night magazine, every planet with an atmosphere and climate is destined to experience catastrophic storms. However, the type of storm varies on each planet. The storms that occur on Earth are not the same as the storms that occur on nearby planets.
Reported Space, storms of great strength often occur on Jupiter and Saturn. An atmospheric scientist at the California Institute of Technology, Andrew Ingersoll, said that storms on the two planets are often accompanied by terrible lightning and thunder. Of course, the storms that occur on Jupiter and Saturn are many times larger than the storms that occur on Earth.
3. Extreme rain
illustration of the planet Venus (doc. NASA/JPL Caltech)
On Earth, you must be familiar with water rain and snowfall. However, in space you will find various extreme rains, one of which is the sulfuric acid rain on Venus. This rain of sulfuric acid occurs because Venus is surrounded by a thick layer of clouds made mostly of sulfur dioxide and sulfuric acid.
On Jupiter it is even different, it is reported Astronomy now, researchers at the University of California have found signs of helium rain on Jupiter. In another report, Jupiter and Saturn experienced a shower of diamonds from methane. Wow, interesting and scary, huh!
4. Flood
illustration of the surface of the planet Mars (unsplash.com/NASA)
Before as now, Mars was believed to be a planet that had rivers, lakes, and even seas or oceans. This is because there is a lot of geographical evidence showing that the Red Planet has undergone changes over billions of years. Reported SpaceIn ancient times, Mars experienced flooding due to the overflowing of lake water. This can be seen by the numerous valleys or indentations on Mars today. This research builds on previous research that showed there were more than 200 lakes on Mars that often resulted in flood disasters.
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2024-01-16 13:04:00
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