NASA has published new studies that describe the first earthquake detection in 2019. This project is part of the technique developed to detect earthquakes in Venus. Between July 4 and July 6, 2019, California was hit by a strong earthquake order from Ridgecrest, California. The earthquake produced more than 10,000 aftershocks over a six-week period.
NASA researchers took the opportunity presented by the earthquake to test the techniques developed to detect earthquakes in Venus. Researchers from NASA JPL and Caltech fly instruments attached to high altitude balloons over the region in the hope of making natural-formed earthquake detection. The aim is to test technology for future applications in Venus, where balloons with scientific instruments maybe one day floating on the surface of the planet.
Scientists want to use balloons to explore Venus because the surface of the planet is very hot and unfriendly. On July 22, 2019, the balloon tested on earth is equipped with a very sensitive barometer, and one of them can detect low frequency sound waves caused by aftershocks on the ground. The team illustrates how similar techniques can be used to express mysteries in Venus.
One of the main challenges to explore Venus is that the planet has a fairly hot surface temperature to melt the pressure and pressure atmospheric that can destroy submarines. Venus is the target of exploration because while it is not a friendly permit today, it is believed to have been more friendly before becoming a desert today. Scientists hope to learn what happened to Venus to make it so unfriendly.
One key to understanding the world of Rocky is to learn what is in it, and one of the best ways to do this is to measure seismic waves below its surface. Scientists can understand much about the interior of the earth to analyze seismic waves in the region as deep as the core of the earth. They hope to make the same observation on Venus using balloon technology.